Jokhang Temple has 1300 years of history, it has a supreme position in Tibetan Buddhism. Jokhang Temple, Tibet's most glorious Tubo period the existing building, is the oldest civil structure construction in Tibet, and created a style of Tibetan Hirakawa temple PUC regulation formula.
Jokhang Temple in the center of the ring of Sakyamuni Buddha in a circle called "capsule profile", the ring around the Jokhang Temple facades called "Barkhor," outside the Jokhang Temple streets radiate out called "Barkhor" that Barkhor . Jokhang Temple in the center, the Potala Palace, Chakpori, Ramoche included a large circle called "Lin Kuo." This is from the inside to the outside of the three ring, is turning ceremony Tibetans line route.
Jokhang Temple Tibetan Fusion, Tang, Nepal, India's architectural style, become eternal example of Tibetan religious architecture.
Temple incense-filled day, devout believers bow down in front of the bluestone floor left a deep impression, etc. length header. Ten thousand butter lamps Chang-ming, leaving traces of the years and pilgrims.
大昭寺,又名"祖拉康"、"觉康"(藏语意为佛殿),位于拉萨老城区中心,是一座藏传佛教寺院,始建于唐贞观二十一年(公元647年),是藏王松赞干布建造,拉萨之所以有"圣地"之誉,与这座佛像有关。寺庙最初称"惹萨",后来惹萨又成为这座城市的名称,并演化成当下的"拉萨"。大昭寺建成后,经过元、明、清历朝屡加修改扩建,才形成了现今的规模。
大昭寺已有1300多年的历史,在藏传佛教中拥有至高无上的地位。大昭寺是西藏现存最辉煌的吐蕃时期的建筑,也是西藏最早的土木结构建筑,并且开创了藏式平川式的寺庙市局规式。
环大昭寺内中心的释迦牟尼佛殿一圈称为"囊廓",环大昭寺外墙一圈称为"八廓",大昭寺外辐射出的街道叫"八廓街"即八角街。以大昭寺为中心,将布达拉宫、药王山、小昭寺包括进来的一大圈称为"林廓"。这从内到外的三个环型,便是藏民们行转经仪式的路线。
大昭寺融合了藏、唐、尼泊尔、印度的建筑风格,成为藏式宗教建筑的千古典范。
寺前终日香火缭绕,信徒们虔诚的叩拜在门前的青石地板上留下了等身长头的深深印痕。万盏酥油灯长明,留下了岁月和朝圣者的痕迹。