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Tibetan Buddhist architecture, in the cultural regions of the Tibetan people, has been highly influenced by Nepal, China and India. For example, the Buddhist prayer wheel, along with two dragons, can be seen on nearly every temple in Tibet. Many of the houses and monasteries are typically built on elevated, sunny sites facing the south.
Ramoche Temple is an important temple in Lhasa. The original building complex was strongly influenced by Tang dynasty architectural style as it was first built by Han Chinese architects in the middle of the 7th century. Princess Wencheng took charge of this project and ordered the temple be erected facing east to show her homesickness.
On the first floor are murals, residences for the monks and a private room for the Dalai Lama, and there are residences for the monks and chapels on all four sides of the shrine. The temple is made of wood and stone. Its architecture features the Tibetan Buddhist style, with influences from China, Indian vihara design and Nepal.
In the past several centuries the temple complex was expanded and now covers an area of about 25,000 sq. meters . The Jokhang temple is a four-story construction, with roofs covered with gilded bronze tiles. The architectural style is based on the Indian vihara design, and was later extended resulting in a blend of Nepalese and Tang dynasty styles
Gate of the Ramoche Temple. Ramoche Temple (Tibetan: ར་མོ་ཆེ་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: Ra-mo-che Dgon-pa, Chinese: 小昭寺; pinyin: Xiǎozhāo Sì) is a Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. It dates back to the seventh century and is considered to be the most important temple in the city after the Jokhang ...
The building and artwork of the temple is a combination of Han Chinese and Tibetan styles. This building is one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in China proper. The current abbot is Lama Hu Xuefeng. [1] Yonghe Temple was the highest Buddhist temple in the country during the middle and late Qing dynasty. [2]
He also brought a famous Buddhist teacher, Buton Rinchendrub of Zhalu, to live in a temple there. Later in the 14th century Phakpa Pelzangpo's son, Kungpa Phakpa (1357–1412), he expanded the Gyantse complex and moved the royal residence here from the palace and fort his father had built at the entrance to the Gyantse valley. he also built ...
The small two-story temple is a good example of 11th century Tibetan temple architecture. [8] The temple has a long, open porch with regularly-spaced symmetrical windows. [9] The Dalai Lama used the second floor as a residence; he often came to visit and worship. [2] This floor today has a library and some meditation rooms. [3] In the interior ...