Changzhu Temple - China Travel

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In Tibetan, Chang means eagle and harrier, and Zhu means dragon. According to legend, there was an evil dragon before the temple was built here, which was subdued by Songtsan Gambo as a roc before the temple was built, hence the name. It is said that well-known figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Padmasambhava and Milarepa, practiced around Changzhu Temple, and the remaining practice sites are holy places for Buddhist believers to worship.

According to legend, in the 7th century, the temple was built under the auspices of Tubo Zanpu Songtsan Gampo, and later rebuilt and expanded by Pamo Lord Bada Situ Juequ Jiancan. It is said that Princess Wencheng once stopped to practice in the temple and left relics. During the Pazhu regime, Changzhu Temple underwent large-scale maintenance and expansion. Changzhu Temple belonged to the Gelug Sect in its late period.

The layout and form of the lower floor of the main hall of Changzhu Temple is similar to that of the main hall of Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. There are a large number of ancient murals and statues of Songtsen Gampo, Princess Wencheng, Princess Chizun of Nepal and Minister Ludongzan in the temple, with simple and vivid shapes.

The Pearl Thangka of Changzhu Temple is the treasure of the town temple, and it is painted with the image of Jianqi Muni forehead pine (a picture of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva resting). The entire thangka is 2 meters long and 1.2 meters wide, and consumes 26 taels of pearls (29,026 pieces in total), inlaid with one diamond, two rubies, one sapphire, 0.55 taels of amethyst, and 0.91 taels of turquoise (185 pieces in total). 4.1 taels of coral (1997 pieces in total), 15.5 grams of gold. It attracts many believers and tourists to come to watch and worship every day.