Where is the Ta 'er Temple in Xining?

Ta 'er Temple is located in Huangzhong District, Xining City, Qinghai Province.

Ta 'er Temple is not a temple, but a building complex composed of many temples, with a large area, and each temple has different characteristics. Ta 'er Temple is one of the six monasteries of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in China, and it is also the birthplace of Master Zong Kaba, the second largest Buddha in the world. It has a very important historical position in the whole northwest Buddhism. Because there was a tower before a temple, it was named Ta 'er Temple. Temple buildings are magnificent and rich in treasures.

Ta 'er Temple is a national 5A-level tourist attraction. The main entrance of Ta 'er Temple is called Zhongshan Gate, which is where tourists enter. The building has a roof built on a mountain and a red whip wall in Tibet at the bottom. There are two prayer flags on both sides of the door. There are two prayer flags: Confucian Classics College and Buddhist College. Ta 'er Temple is the highest institution of Buddhism in Qinghai Province, with four colleges: Xianzong, Tantric, Shilun and Medical Ming.

Introduction to three distinctive arts of Ta 'er Temple;

1, pile embroidery

It is one of the Tibetan artworks created by artists of Ta 'er Temple, belonging to a kind of Thangka. Taking Buddhist stories as the theme, all kinds of silks and satins are cut into the required shapes and filled with fillers such as wool or cotton to make them swell up, which is like relief and full of three-dimensional sense.

2. Murals

The frescoes in Ta 'er Temple belong to the religious painting department of Lamaism, and they have a strong Indian and Tibetan flavor. Mural pigments are made of stone minerals, which are bright and long-lasting. Murals have a wide range of contents, mainly Buddhist stories and fairy tales.

3. Butter sculpture

Shaping the image with ghee (butter) is a special skill and one of the "three wonders of Ta 'er Temple". Butter sculpture originated from Boni religion in Tibet and is a small decal on food offerings.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ta 'er Temple