Jianmuda Temple

Jianmuda Temple is located in the north of Suohurima Township, 87 kilometers west of the county site, at the foot of Yangri Lamanxiu Moshen Mountain at Mogoukou in Jianmujungrang. Xianzi Qiba Shenshan, the great protector of the environment, has Zhangda River on the left and Jianmu River on the right. The two rivers sandwich the beach. The terrain is flat and vast, and it is the only way to Wasai Township. "Jianmuda" is the name of the place where the monastery is located. Founded in the year of Dingxi (1849) in the 14th Rabjung in the Tibetan calendar, it was founded by the monk Zangwa Ewang Chopeijiancuo (1788-1865) and believed in the Joanang school. Although it was called "Quga" (Torrent Temple) in the early days, there were often more than 300 monks and more than 150 tents. In 1958, there were 128 monks and 2 living Buddhas. The monks of Zenmuda Monastery focus on the practice of the six-branch yoga. Every year in the eighth and ninth months of the lunar calendar, the practice of the nine deities and the chanting of the scriptures are sometimes held, which is quite powerful.