Dazang Temple

The full name of Dazang Temple: Ganden Dazang Heng Zhoulin, which means "full confidence" in Tibetan. It is located in the north of Malkang County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, bordering Sizhai Township, Hongyuan County. It was built in 1414 by Ngawang Draba, a monk in Jiarong. Historically, Dazang Temple was quite famous and was honored as the "Second Zhacang". Dazang Temple from a distance, surrounded by mountains. The mountains are shaped like an elephant, and the Dazang Temple is right at the neck of the elephant. The mountains surround the Dazang Temple, just like a Mahavira mandala, and the four peaks at the four corners of the temple are the four protectors of the mandala. Historically, Dazang Temple has three Maitreya Halls, Master Tsongkhapa Hall, Mahavira Hall and Dharma Protector Hall and six other halls. There are countless sacred objects and precious scriptures in each hall, and the Maitreya Hall houses the future Buddha statues dozens of meters high. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the monastery was highly respected by the emperors and courts of all dynasties, and received long-term support from the emperors of the past dynasties, including legal objects, seals, gold, treasures, etc. The temple still preserves an ivory seal donated by Emperor Qianlong, a few brocade fabrics provided by Qianlong, the imperial robe and the five Buddha crowns, many letters of imperial edicts and edicts of past dynasties, and a gong provided by the generals of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, Dazang Temple has also received the support and support of the local eighteen chieftains, and has become the authority and center of Buddhism in the northern Sichuan area. The temple is surrounded by more than 1,000 meters of corridors used for turning around. It is surrounded by open alpine meadows with rich vegetation. Against the background of the blue sky, it is radiant with the surrounding snow-capped mountains and forests.