Zaki Temple

When Zaki temple was first established, it was not the God of wealth. Most of the people who came here to worship were the immigrants who came to Lhasa to do business and work. After these businessmen came here to worship, they felt very effective. With the development and innovation of Lhasa, their business is getting better and better. As a result, through word of mouth, Zaji temple has evolved into the most effective temple for seeking wealth, with constant incense burning every day. If it happens to be the beginning of every week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, there will be even more people.

Zaki temple worship God, so come to worship Zaki temple, except hada, mulberry branch, must bring a bottle of Baijiu or liquor. These can be specially prepared. If time is too late, it's OK. There are three kinds of things sold in front of the temple all the year round, and the price is not expensive.

In a small Buddhist hall on the second floor of Zaji temple, there is a sign throwing container which can be used for divination. Some Tibetans will shake and throw a sign tube to divine good or bad luck. The Lama sitting on one side will help them find a solution according to the Scriptures. This way of divination is rare in the whole Tibetan area.

Zaki Temple

Zaji temple is located on Zaji road in the northern suburb of Lhasa city. It is the only temple of God of wealth in Tibet. Although the temple is small, it is full of incense. Zaji temple is a branch of Sala temple, a Gelug Temple of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also a free temple to visit.

In Tibetan, "Zaba" means monk and monk, and "Ji" is the Tibetan variant of the number "4". Zaji temple is "a temple with four monks". This is because the original Zaji temple was only managed by four monks sent by sera temple.

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The "God of wealth" of Zaji temple is called "zajiram" in Tibetan. It is said that this is the incarnation of "auspicious Heavenly Mother", the Dharma protector of Lhasa city. It was originally in handi, but later

He came to Lhasa with a master of sera Temple who went to handi (some say he went to Tibet with Princess Wencheng) and was later worshipped in Zaji temple. He also said that the Bodhisattva of the God of wealth in Zaji temple is the most effective one in Tibet, and all those who seek wealth come here to worship "zajiram.". Therefore, Zaji temple is regarded as the only God of wealth temple in Tibet.

The statue of zakiram is located in a niche in the main hall of the temple. People holding wine bottles and hada were discharged several meters in front of the statue of zakiram. Before the shrine, a monk opened the bottle handed down by the believers and poured the Baijiu into the wine bowl. "I've been in business for several years. I come to visit zakiram every once in a while. She can bring me good luck." Zahi Dorji said, then handed the Baijiu to the monk.

There are few written materials about Zaji temple. According to the local Tibetan compatriots, Zaji Temple worships the God of wealth, which is especially effective. But in fact, the temple was not prosperous in the beginning because of the pursuit of wealth and incense. It is said that at first this temple was specially set up for foreigners to seek peace, but most of the foreigners were businessmen, and they had special spiritual thoughts after worshiping gods in Zaji temple. As a result, it gradually became known as the God of wealth temple. The legend of Zaji goddess worshipped in the side hall of the temple is from the mainland, which is very effective. Therefore, different from other temples in Tibet, the temple has many worshippers from the mainland or the Han nationality, and its divination is also very famous in Tibet.

According to the legend, Zaki goddess belongs to the Dharma God in the world (according to the classification of the Dharma God in Tibetan Buddhism, the Dharma God in the world refers to the Dharma God who has not yet separated from the world and still needs to continuously establish merits and virtues. Correspondingly, there are few such gods as "Dharma God out of the world" in the pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as: auspicious heavenly daughter, great Weide King Kong It belongs to the God of Dharma protection, which means that he has got rid of the suffering of reincarnation and belongs to a high-level God. The Dharma protectors in the world are still related to all living beings, so they often turn into human beings and contact with all living beings. Zaki goddess belongs to this kind of deity and is very effective. The reason why the incense of Zaki temple is so strong is that the believers are faithful to this goddess.)

The way of worship

According to Tibetan compatriots, they worship the God of wealth every Monday, keep safe on Wednesdays, and seek health on Fridays. The God of wealth in Zaki temple is especially addicted to alcohol. When he worships, he can buy a bottle of Baijiu and a few bales of Artemisia argyi leaves in a small shop at the entrance of the temple. If it is convenient, he can provide Hatha and butter (with a small spoon) and exchange money into the worship.

Murals of Mongolian controlling tiger

On the wall of the gate hole of Zaki temple, there is a famous picture of "Mengren dominating the tiger", which shows that this is a Gelug temple. According to people's introduction, this Temple belongs to sera temple. There are four kinds of animals in the mural paintings on the corridor outside the temple: monkey sitting on the elephant, rabbit sitting on the monkey, bird sitting on the rabbit. They look peaceful and live in harmony, implying the harmony and tolerance of nature.

Traffic information

It's in Lhasa city. You can walk or take a taxi. Or take bus No.13 and get off at Zaji Temple Station.

Address: Zhaji East Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region

Longitude: 91.142143249512

Latitude: 29.673942565918

Traffic information: on Zaji road in Lhasa, you can take a taxi for 10 yuan.

Ticket information: Free

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