Minzhulin Temple Review

"The top of the world in Tibet, the source of Tibet in Shannan" The top of the world in Tibet, the source of Tibet in Shannan, here is the birthplace of Tibetan culture. Tibetan Buddhism has the Glu, Sakya, Suju, Ningma and other factions. In the history of the unity of politics and religion in Tibet, the Glu, Sakya, Suju and other factions have been inseparable from the rulers of Tibet, except the Ningma. The ancestral temple of Ningma school Minzhulin Temple is famous for its astronomical calendar, Tibetan medicine, Tibetan calendar compilation, Tibetan document law and Tibetan incense production. Minzhulin Temple is one of the three major temples of the Ningma Pai (Red Church) in Tibet, located in Zhatang County, south of the mountain, is a main temple of the Ningma Pai in the former Tibetan, built in the fifteenth year of Qing Kangxi (1676), created by a Fuzang master of the Ningma Pai Dedalingba Jimei Dorje. Historically, this temple was the center of Tibetan cultural research. The first Tibetan Sanskrit Scriptures in Tibet were written by the outstanding writer Ceren Wangjie in the 18th century when he studied at Minzhulin Temple. Minzhulin Temple is the first comprehensive high school in Tibet. The former master of the Potala Palace Buddhist College and the secretary-general of the old government of the Shaoxia were sent by Minzhulin Temple, especially for Tibetan medicine, linguistics, Buddhism, astronomy and calendar calculation. Until the democratic reform of Tibet in 1951, most of the teachers of the Potala Palace Monk School were monks who were well-versed in history and Buddhism at Minzhulin Temple; the most authoritative astronomy and Tibetan hospital in Tibet, Menyukang, also hired monks from Minzhulin Temple to study the calendar and compile and revise the Tibetan calendar. Due to time, we were unable to visit Minzhulin Temple in the southern region of Shannan this time, but it is located behind the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, on the Barkhor Street, on the street, and next to the Langyuxia Exhibition Hall. Minzhulin Temple (Lhasa), it is estimated that it is a representative in Lhasa City, a small building, The periphery is a circle of prayer wheels, many people take pictures here, and more believers turn the prayer wheel here to pray. Maybe from ancient times, what makes Minzhulin Temple more famous is the Tibetan incense they produce, which is one of the birthplaces of Tibetan incense. Legend has it that Tibetan incense was invented by the founder of Minzhulin Temple, Jumei Dorje, and was used exclusively for the Potala Palace in the early years, which shows that its status is very noble. Not only are most of the raw materials precious Tibetan medicinal materials, including saffron, musk, white musk, purple musk, pangolin, etc., but the secret recipes created more than 300 years ago are still single-handed, Minzhu Forest Tibetan incense has been given precious and respectful by people. The Tibetan incense of Minzhulin Temple connects the world and the heavens, exuding a unique musk smell, this taste, for hundreds of years, has been permeating the snowy plateau above! Play and visit guide: If you want to buy authentic Minzhulin Tibetan incense and there is no arrangement in the itinerary, friends of Minzhulin Temple in Shannan area do not need to worry. There are 2 official sales points of Minzhulin Tibetan incense on Barkhor Street in Lhasa, respectively, 1, Barkhor South Street Sangzhupozhang Ancient Construction Street No. 4 downstairs; 2. Jidelin 13 behind Barkhor Police Station. Compared with the Tibetan incense on the stalls on Barkhor Street in Lhasa, the Tibetan incense of Minzhulin Temple is more expensive, but it is really worth the money, because all of them are made with natural medicinal materials, and the smoke is very depressed after igniting, refreshing, and unchanged for a long time.