Shatuo Temple

Shatuo Temple

Shatuo Temple

It is also called "Shatuo Temple" and "Gadan Temple". In Tibetan, it is called "Zhaxi Qun Kelin", which means "auspicious Falun Zhou".

position

The current site is located in heitugen, 46 kilometers southwest of the county, on the West Bank of Qinghai Lake, and in danlonggou, on the Bank of Buha River in jinquanji township. The site of the temple is located in niannaisoma, 6 km southwest of Quanji Township, about 1 km south of Qinghai Lake. The temple is built on the ridge between Quanji River and Ashan River, extending along the terrain to the Bank of Qinghai Lake.

brief introduction

Built in 1665, the Temple belongs to Ningma school. It is said that there was an "OBO" here for sacrificing the mountain god for a long time. In 1653, the fifth Dalai Lama luosangjiacuo went to Beijing to meet the emperor Shunzhi. When he returned to Tibet, he passed through Qinghai Lake, where he held religious activities to pray for the protection of the sea god. Since then, Shatuo has become a religious shrine, attracting countless believers to worship Buddha. After that, a tent temple was formed here. After being managed by the eminent monk GA RI Dan of Tongde Langjia, Buddhism here became more prosperous. By 1941, a sutra hall was built on the basis of the original Russian Museum, covering an area of more than 400 square meters, with about 30 rooms, 300 monk houses and 130 monks. It has become a more influential Ningma temple in the area around the sea. The temple was originally decorated with cornices and painted buildings, ochre walls and incense ornaments. The roof is decorated with golden dragon and Sutra wheel. The Buddhist altar is surrounded by cigarettes day and night. In addition, the scenery of Qinghai Lake is quite spectacular. Before 1958, there were more than 120 monks, and the living Buddha gari presided over the affairs of the temple. After 1958, the temple was demolished, leaving only broken tiles and decaying walls. After the Northwest National Work Conference in 1962, the temple was reopened for a time, with 6 new sutras halls, 35 monks' houses, and some Buddhist statues, classics and commonly used tools purchased. It was closed for the second time in 1967. On July 5, 1981, it was approved to open again. In September 1982, a new Sutra hall with 25 rooms and 87 monk's houses was built on the site. The new Shatuo temple is still close to mountains and rivers. The gate of the temple is magnificent, and the buildings are carved with beams and painted columns. There are more than 6 mu of windbreak and sand fixation black thorn forest, about 3000 beads.

Director of Temple Management Committee

Garidan living Buddha, 58 years old, once studied scriptures at Zuoqing temple in Sichuan. He is now a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC in Haibei Prefecture and a member of the Qinghai Buddhist Association. He is passed down as the fourth generation. The first generation of the system, DOR WA, died

He was 70 years old; the second was named jiamugong, who was also over 70 years old; the third was also named GA RI Dan, who was 66 years old.

Address: Gangcha County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province

Longitude: 99.743354797363

Latitude: 37.044124603271

Chinese PinYin : Sha Tuo Si