China - Qinghai - Xining – Ta'er Monastery 2
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Ta'er Monastery (Kumbum Monastery) is one of the six biggest monasteries of the Yellow Hat Sect (Gelugpa Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism. In memory of the founder of the Yellow Hat Sect, Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), an 11-meter-high pagoda was built at his birthplace, today's Huangzhong County about 30 kilometers southwest of Xining, Qinhai Province in 1577. Later it was enlarged into a monastery continually, a perfect complex of both the Tibet style architecture and the Han style buildings.
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1. Aerial view of Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai Aerial view of Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai, one of the six largest monasteries of the Yellow Hat Sect (Gelugpa Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism.
2. The Propitious Pagoda,Ta Er Monastery,Qinghai The Propitious Pagoda is the first scene you will see in the Ta Er Monastery. The Eight Stupas represented the eight stages of Buddha's life.
3. Butter sculptures, Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai Butter sculptures include all kinds of Buddha figures, portraits, flowers and trees and pavilions made of the mixture of white butter mineral dye.
4. Butter sculptures, Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai The strong bright colors used in the Butter sculptures are a feature of Tibetan art.
5. Butter sculptures, Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai Butter sculptures, Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai
6. Butter sculptures, Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai Famous yak butter sculptures, Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai
7. Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai A lofty hall supported by color-painted pillars, Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai.
8. Mural painting, Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai A large-sized colorful and vivid mural painting, Ta Er Monastery, Qinghai
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