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Gedan
Songzanglin - Shangri La Travel |
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Songzanlin
Monastery, or known as “Little Potala”
according to its appearance, is a traditional
Lama monastery located just 5 kilometres away
from the Shangri La / Zhongdian Old town.
It was built in 1679 and has been reconstructed
several times as it is considered to be one
of the most significant monasteries among
Yunnan.
Today, Songzanlin is the home for more or
less 700 monks and Lamas for their monastic
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Inside
the main complex, many historical Buddhist
events are well-illustrated by three bronze
statues and the colourful murals. They represent
the Lord Buddha’s life, and the wheel
of life that characterize the six realms of
existence: heaven, demigods, humankind, hell,
hungry ghosts and animals. However the centre
of the wheels symbolizes the three harms of
life - ignorance, hatred and greed. |
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On
every 29 November of the Lunar year, the monastery
becomes even more mysterious and sacred with
the annual Tibetan Gedong Festival when a
mask dancing performance is held. |
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Entrance
fee of SONGZANLIN MONASTERY:
30 RMB per person
Access:
The Songzanlin Monastery is about 5 km north
of Shangri La (Zhongdian) old town. Public
bus No.3 (cost RMB 1) arrives directly to
the entrance of the monastery. Otherwise
you can take a taxi which cost around RMB
30 from downtown Shangri La. The visiting
can take more than one hour if you are fascinated
with the mysterys of Tibetan Buddhism and
history.
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voyages.yunnan@gmail.com |
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