Gonza Temple - China Travel

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Gongsa Monastery is located on the slope of Jiaji Anigabao Mountain at an altitude of 4300 meters. It was founded in the 12th century by Qiujie Cicheng Bangba, a disciple of the founder of the Baga Kagyu Sect, Bhadama Wangxiu. From this, Qiujie Living Buddha came into being. Reincarnation system. The second Chogyal Sonam Drakpa expanded the monastery and converted it to the Drikung Kagyu sect. In the 15th century AD, the fifth Angwang Luoying Gyatso converted the temple into a Gelugpa monastery.

In 1981, the temple moved from the old site of Naobuwangjiang in the north of Zhiduo County to the current new site, and built buildings such as the Great Sutra Hall, Maitreya Buddha Hall, Tantric and Dharma Protector Temple, and Living Buddha’s bedroom. Danjur" and other Buddhist scriptures are countless. The Tsongkhapa Buddha in Gonza Temple is the world's largest indoor copper-plated gold-plated Buddha statue, and has been awarded the certificate of "Best Guinness in the World".

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The gate of the hall is made of red sandalwood, which is taken from the Naxi area in Yunnan, so the shape of the hall is a combination of Tibetan, Han, and Naxi tribes. The believers were walking around outside the temple, but all the temple gates were tightly closed to us.

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Gongsa Temple is the only large temple in Zhiduo County. It is solemn and quiet, not far from the county seat, and has a beautiful scenery. It is a patriotic and religious temple.