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Minzhulin temple covers an area of more than 100000 square meters. On the walls of the main hall zulakang, there are ferocious Buddha statues with many heads and arms. This is a major feature of Ningma temple. There are two Buddhist halls on the third floor of the main hall, one of which is Lama Lacan hall. There are famous Ningma lamas in the past dynasties. Minzhulin Temple focuses on studying astronomy, calendar and medicine, and is famous for its beautiful calligraphy. According to the past practice, the minzhulin Temple selected eminent monks, some of whom were teachers of the Buddhist Academy located in the Potala Palace, while the other went to menzikang to study the calendar and compile and revise the Tibetan calendar chronology. Monks in minzhulin temple can marry and have children. The inheritance of the master of the temple is based on father son or Weng son-in-law, which is not completely limited to the blood relationship between father and son. Minzhulin Temple plays an important role in the study of the history and doctrines of Ningma school.

Minzhulin Temple

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Minzhulin Temple generally refers to minzhulin temple

Minzhulin temple, also known as minzhuolin temple and minzhulin temple, is one of the six temples of the Ningma sect (red religion) of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located in zanang County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. It was first built at the end of the 10th century. It was built by Lumei chuchen, a senior monk of the Ningma sect.

Minzhulin temple covers an area of about 100000 square meters. The main Buddha Hall is zulakang. Minzhulin temple is famous for its study of Buddhist classics, astronomy and calendar, calligraphy and rhetoric, Tibetan medicine, and so on. The wall of minzhulin temple is also very famous in Tibet, which is of great value to the study of Tibetan architectural art and architectural style.

In 2006, minzhulin temple was announced as the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of China.

Historical evolution

Minzhulin temple was founded in the end of the 10th century by Lumei chuchenxirao. 1676

In the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the fifth Dalai Lama's Sutra master, dhalimba, who was sent by Ningma to Tibet, rebuilt and expanded the temple on the original basis.

At the beginning of the 18th century, the Junggar tribe invaded Tibet and destroyed part of the temple buildings, which were later repaired by polonai.

In 1718 (the 57th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign), the Mongolian officer Cai langzhubu ordered that the Ningma sect's belief be banned, and the Buddhist statues, scriptures and pagodas of the Ningma sect be destroyed. Most of the living Buddhas, sutras, translators and benefactors in minzhulin Temple died in the war, and the precious cultural relics in the temple were also destroyed.

In 1720 (the 59th year of the reign of Kangxi), under the advocacy of the seventh Dalai Lama and monks, the belief of Ningma sect was restored, and the destroyed temples of Ningma sect were also restored. Wujiangasang and wujianquzha presided over the reconstruction of minzhulin temple. Minzhulin temple is the main temple of Hongfa on the South Road of houhongqi, and one of the three famous temples of Ningma sect in former Tibet.

In 1959, some monks went into exile in India and rebuilt the temple in dradun, India in 1965.

During the cultural revolution, the other two temples, duojizha temple and Bairi temple, were destroyed. Although minzhulin temple was also greatly damaged, its basic pattern was preserved. After 1983, the temple was restored.

In 1996, it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Tibet Autonomous Region.

In 2006, the State Council listed minzhulin temple in the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

architectural composition

Minzhulin temple is located in the east of zanaohe, surrounded by mountains. The wall of the temple is polygonal, and the main building faces east in the west, with a large scale. The existing area is about 100000 square meters. The main building of the temple is the zulacan hall, which sits from west to East. It has three floors: the first floor is the Sutra hall, five rooms wide and six rooms deep, with 20 square pillars in it; the second floor is the central courtyard, with five small Buddha halls and monk houses around; the third floor has two Buddha halls, among which the Lama Lacan hall is painted with famous Lamas of Ningma school. The walls of the main hall are painted with many heads, arms and ferocious statues of Dharma protectors, which have the characteristics of Ningma monastery and are the representative of Tibetan Tantric art.

Main buildings

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There is a patio in the middle of the second floor of zulacan. There are five small Buddha halls and monk houses on the second floor of zulacan. Desarakang provided the eight Buddha Pagoda with gajadeshiku top and the Silver Pagoda of the ninth generation of chibagongsangwangjie. Sheyerakan offered sixteen Arhats. Baimawanggera is the fifth generation pagoda of Chiba baimawangjie. Langgera Kang provided gold-plated Buddha statues, silver pagodas and manuscripts of the one hundred thousand Prajna Sutra. The third floor of zulacan is the sun statue of Deqin Lacan and Neigong Luoqin damaxi; Lama Lacan is the sun statue of gonggesanbu, Shizu and Dalai. On the wall are painted the famous eminent monks of Ningzhu sect, such as the first generation of master Sakya qiongnai, the second generation of master xiraozaba, the third generation of master zhuopuba, Sakya sengge, Ningma sect Banzhida rongsongba chajisanbo, etc. In addition to the main building of zulacan, minzhulin temple also has quguolongbulakan. The first floor is the Sutra hall, which is mainly for the gold-plated statues and murals of the decagonal Buddha; the second floor is for the gold-plated 11 Avalokitesvara; the third floor is the bedrooms of the eminent monks of the past dynasties.

Zulacan

Zulakang, sitting in the west to the East, has six small niches on both sides of the front platform, which are respectively for the ancestors of Ningma sect, Kaju sect, Sakya sect and Gelu sect. The porch of the gate is painted with murals such as four heavenly kings, reincarnation and world pattern. There are eight Buddha pagodas (including Duilin pagoda, dabudi pagoda, auspicious gate pagoda, baiwaidao pagoda, Shenjiang pagoda, Fenhe pagoda, Shusheng pagoda and nirvana pagoda) on the top of gajiedesi quding, Silver Pagoda of the ninth generation of Chiba gunsang Wangjie, and a set of scriptures of ganzhur collection. The Silver Pagoda of minjiubaizhen, the daughter of dhalimba, is two stories high and inlaid with Red and emerald, as well as gold-plated Buddha statues and manuscripts "one hundred thousand Prajna Sutra" and the works of Dharma Limba; it is written that yelakan is the main donor of clay sculpture of eighteen Arhats, and the wall is painted with historical Lama statues; baimawangjerakan is the fifth generation silver stupa of Chiba baimawangjie, which is two stories high, and there are many gold-plated Buddha statues; weilangjerakan is the donor of gold-plated Buddha statues, silver stupas and manuscripts This book is a Buddhist sutra. There are two Buddhist temples on the third floor of zulacan, among which Deqin Lacan offers clay statues of Luoqin damaxi; Lama Lacan offers clay statues of gunquesanbu (Changshan) and successive lamas and Dalai Lamas, and the wall is painted with the famous Lamas of successive red religions. On the roof of zulacan, there are gilded Falun, buck and DOE, and Jinding, which are magnificent.

There are five small Lacans in the second floor of zulacan, namely: desalakang, minjiubaizhenlacan, shirerakang, weilanggeilacan and baimawanggerakang. Among them, desalakang: eight kinds of pagodas with gajiedesi's curved top, Silver Pagoda of the ninth generation of Chiba gunsang Wanghuo, and ganzhur; minjiubaizhen Lacan: Silver Pagoda with four columns for minjiubaizhen, two stories high, with many precious red and green gems on it. Minjiubaizhen is the daughter of dedalinba. There are also many gold-plated Buddhist statues in the hall, including a manuscript of "one hundred thousand Prajna" and the work of dedalinba. It is written by rehrakan: it covers an area of six houses, with clay statues of sixteen Arhats inside, and on the walls are painted the statues of the ancestors of lamas. In the North Temple, there are only Dharma protectors; baimawangerakang: it has 4 pillars, which is for the Silver Pagoda of the fifth generation Chiba baimawangjie (two stories high), and also for many gold-plated Buddha statues; weilanggeirakang: it has 6 pillars, which is for the Silver Pagoda and some gold-plated Buddha statues, as well as a manuscript of one hundred thousand prajnas.

The third layer of zulacan includes Deqin and Lama Lacan. Among them, Deqin Lacan, with an area of 4 pillars, contains clay statues of Luoqin damaxi RI; Lama Lacan, with clay statues of guntsangbu (Chang Shan), lamas and Dalai Lamas of all ages who received the great round man ring. On the walls, there are the famous Lamas of Ningma school, and on the roof there are gilded Falun, golden deer and golden roof.

Sang Er Po Zhang

Sangorpozhang is located in the north of zulacan, which is composed of the main hall and the Buddha Hall. There are 36 pillars in the main hall, four of which go straight to the upper level to form a patio; there are clay statues of dedalinba, on the walls there are pictures of Thousand Buddhas, king of medicine, Manjusri Bodhisattva and Tara. Inside the hall, there are gold-plated statues of four armed Guanyin Bodhisattva (two stories high), clay statues of Sakyamuni, immovable Vajra, King Ming of horse head and other Dharma protectors; on the wall, there are painted statues of Sakyamuni. On the third floor of the chapter is the Si Lun La Kang, with an area of 6 pillars. It is mainly used for the Silver Pagoda, sandalwood, gold-plated, clay sculptures and other Buddha statues of kanqin sang Er Danzeng. There are five small Lacans, one Silver Pagoda hall and one Yangzi around Lacan. Donggulakang: also known as "Thousand Buddhas hall", there are clay statues of Buddha III and Thousand Buddhas in the hall, as well as "one hundred thousand Prajna"; Deqin LAKANG mainly provides silver pagodas and clay Lamas of the venerable chilebaijin; qiujiulakang covers an area of four pillars, mainly providing silver statues of Avalokitesvara, gilded Buddha of wuliangshou, clay statues of kanqin oujiandan, and manuscripts《 Ganjul I; dammarakan, also known as the "Temple of the earth God", is mainly painted with the story murals of the earth God; jepaniolakan is the hall of lianhuasheng and his 25 disciples, which is mainly provided with the ancient alloy statues of jepaniola, such as landslen and clay sculpture. This Lacan is a place where monks usually study scriptures. On the walls of the gatehouse are painted the biographies of Sakyamuni and lianhuasheng. The Silver Pagoda hall has four pillars. It is a Silver Pagoda for the second generation of yibazhen Qinren Langjie, the fourth generation of chibazhillellangjie, and the chuchen of jigunga. There are also gold-plated statues of gunque sangbu, eight kinds of lianhuasheng, eight disciples, and a handwritten "Ganzhu" And the printed

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