Pictures cannot convey that kind of awe.

The Jokhang Temple is the most splendid existing building from the Tubo period in Tibet, and it is also the earliest civil-structured building in Tibet. It initiated the Tibetan-style temple layout known as 'flatland style'. Circling the central Buddha Hall of Jokhang Temple is known as 'Nangkor', while circling the outer wall of the temple is called 'Barkhor'. The streets radiating from the Jokhang Temple are known as 'Barkhor Street', or 'Octagon Street'. Centered around the Jokhang Temple, a large circuit that includes the Potala Palace, Medicine King Mountain, and the Lesser Jokhang Temple is known as 'Linkor'. These three concentric circles, from inside to outside, are the routes for the Tibetan people's ritual of circumambulation. Devout pilgrims come from all directions to perform this ritual, with the most devout ones taking long prostrations at every step, their entire bodies touching the earth, allowing their hearts to sense the profound depth of the land.