Ganden Monastery(Gandan Langjlin)

The Ganden Monastery consists of more than 50 buildings, mainly including the Tsongkhapa Hall, the Tsongkhapa Dorm, the Yangbajian Sutra House, the Tsongkhapa Lingta Temple, Jiangzi Dratsang, Xiazi Dratsang and 23 Kang villages, 20 It consists of a rice village. Among the 23 Kang villages, each Kang has a scripture hall. Most of them are two-story buildings. They are built along the mountain, layer upon layer. From a distance, they occupy the entire half of the mountain. The scale is grand and spectacular. The main hall of Cuoqin (meaning Dajing Hall, namely Daxiong Hall) was built in 1409. There are 108 large columns, which can accommodate 3300 monks chanting sutras at the same time. The main offering in the hall is the future Buddha Jampa Buddha, and later offerings to Tsongkhapa and other gilded bronze Buddhas. There are five golden lions in the hall, named "Gandan Picking Red", which is the seat after Tsongkhapa founded the Yellow Sect. There is a very strange pillar in the main hall. It is a palm-thick distance from the ground. People who come to the Ganden Monastery to worship Buddha must touch the bottom of the pillar to pray for good luck. On the left side of the Cuoqin Hall is the Yangbajian Academy, which is four stories high. It is said that it cost 900 taels of silver to cast, and the pagoda is decorated with a large number of precious jewels, which is magnificent. The Ling Pagoda is covered with a yurt-like sandalwood tent with a curtain inside, and the top of the pagoda is covered with an umbrella, which is very beautiful. There are two major Zhacangs in Ganden Monastery, Xiazi Zhacang and Jiangzi Zhacang. Jiangzi Zhacang (meaning "North Summit Monastery") is the dormitory of Gandan Tribac's master and his daily retreat. Xiazi Dratsang (meaning "Dongding Monastery") was built by Tsongkhapa personally passed on to Sherpa Rinchen Gyaltsen. The murals and sculptures in the halls of Ganden Monastery are very exquisite, and there are many cultural relics and treasures in the temple. Among them, in 1757, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty bestowed the temple with armors inlaid with gold and silver jewels, the armor in four languages of Han, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan, and the complete set of "Ganjur" in the Tibetan "Tripitaka" written by pure gold Khan. Buddhist scriptures, as well as many beautifully made silk "Thangkas", Tsongkhapa's seat and the meditation bed at his death. There are 24 thangkas gifted by Emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty, and cushions of Gushi Khan, all of which are rare treasures. All this is enough to show the long history of Ganden Monastery and the lofty religious status. Twenty-four of the thangkas are displayed to the monks and believers every year for three weeks, and the annual "Gandan Embroidery Tang Festival" is also formed.