Dajin Temple

Dajin Temple

Dajin temple, which means prosperous and auspicious island in Tibetan, is referred to as "prosperous Temple". It belongs to the Gelug school. The main hall is modeled after the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. The building is of reinforced concrete structure with one floor and three floors.

brief introduction

The monk's house is built around the main hall. The layout of the whole temple is clear and orderly. The temple architecture absorbs the advantages of the Han and Tibetan architectural art, and appears solemn and magnificent.

According to reports, the front Temple of Dajin temple, that is, the temple in dagelong ravine, has a long history and was built at least 600 years ago.

The temple, with a construction area of 148000 square meters, faces south from the north and is built close to the mountain. It is well arranged. The building integrates the characteristics of Han and Tibetan architecture. It is built with logs and soil in Lhasa Jokhang Temple. The color is red and white. It looks like an Art Palace, solemn, beautiful and majestic. Today, the first floor and the third floor of the main hall were built after the 1980s. It is a reinforced concrete structure with giant statues of Sakyamuni, zongkaba and adixia. In the history of the temple, there were 3000 monks. Marshal Zhu De once took a group photo with Geda living Buddha in Baili temple.

geographical position

It is located in Kagong township of Ganzi County, 28 kilometers away from the county. The temple is built on a hill and faces south

Historical records

According to reports, in order to expand the influence of the Gelug Sect, Khor Quji Aung pengcuo was sent to build 13 Gelug temples in Khor, Kangqu district under the order of the fifth Dalai Lama. One day, hall Quji Ngong pengcuo went to liexi ferry at rongbacha. When he was washing his face by the river, he put the Buddha's beads on a stone on the top of the mountain. At this time, the Buddha's beads were held in his mouth by a crow, flew to a mountain, and put the Buddha's beads on a stone on the top of the mountain. Hall Quji Aung wengpeng realized that the bird must be the incarnation of the Buddha and the will of the Buddha, so he decided to move the temple built in dagelong ravine to this hilltop.

Most of the villagers around rongbacha are proud of Dajin temple, which is probably inseparable from the powerful power of the temple. During the Qing Dynasty, Dajin temple was famous for its monks, soldiers and wealth. The business capital is between 1 million and 5 million silver yuan. There are special lamas who do business in major places in Tibet, such as Kangding, Ganzi, Changdu and Lhasa, to support the life of other lamas in the temple. In addition, the 1931 dispute between Dajin temple and Baili temple is also very famous.

Temple activities

The most lively activity of the temple is playing dam in salvaging ditch in July and August every year. The surrounding villagers will come to see Tibetan Opera and take part in singing, horse racing and dancing in Guozhuang (Ganzi Guozhuang is similar to tap dance). In addition, in June, the nearby holy mountain (like King Gesar's helmet) has a mountain circling activity, which is also one of the more lively activities in the local area.

The Temple belongs to the Gelug Sect. The monks have strict discipline. The gate is closed at night. If they want to go out, they have to get the permission of gexi.

Address: Ganzi County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 99.739296

Latitude: 31.66026

Ticket information: free.

Chinese PinYin : Da Jin Si