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Located on a small hill ten miles north of the Samye Monastery, it was founded around the beginning of the 8th century AD. It is one of the palaces of the Tibetan king Chizu Detsen and Princess Jincheng, and it is also the birthplace of Chisong Detsen. According to the "Tibetan King and Official Records", after the death of Trizu Detsen, when Trisong Detsen was young, the treacherous officials coerced the little prince to make a decree to destroy Buddhism, and Zama Zhisang was also destroyed at this time. Later, people built a small temple on the ruins of Zama Zhisang. In the temple, not only the statues of Chizu Detsen and Trisong Detsen were enshrined, but also two sandalwood tree roots were enshrined. old.
The legend about this magical tree root is: when Chisong Dezan was born, the cord blood dripped on the ground, and then two red and white sandalwood trees grew out, which were transformed by the spirits of Chizu Dezan and Princess Jincheng. Since then, believers and pilgrims have worshiped this holy site for generations.
