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Jokhang

The Jokhang (Tibetan: ཇོ་ཁང།, Chinese: 大昭寺), historically known as the Rasa Trulnang (ra sa 'phrul snang) or Qoikang Monastery or Zuglagkang (Tibetan: གཙུག་ལག་ཁང༌།, Wylie: gtsug-lag-khang, ZWPY: Zuglagkang or Tsuklakang), is considered the "heart of Lhasa". The Jokhang consists of a Tibetan Buddhist temple, its temple complex, and a Gelug school…

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Location
Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region
Affiliation
Tibetan Buddhism
Area
7.5 ha (810,000 sq ft)
Buffer zone
130 ha (14,000,000 sq ft)
Country
China
Criteria
Cultural: (i), (iv), (vi)

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related to Bibliography · 136
Jokhang → ABC-CLIO, Abhishek, An, Australia, Barnett, Barron, Bellezza, Bradley, Bradt Travel Guides, Brockman, Buckley, Buddhist India, Buddhist Sculptures, Buddhist Statues, Caidan, Chicago, Chicago Press, China, Columbia University Press, Commonwealth Government Printer
related to Architecture · 24
Jokhang → Additionally, Bon, Buddha, Buddha Hall, Buddhism, Changes, China, Chokyong, Dalai Lama, During, Guardian Kings, Indian, Inside, Its, Jokhang Monastery, Ming, Nepal, On, Princess Bhrikuti, The
related to Etymology · 23
Jokhang → After, Chapel, Dazhao, Goats, Gods, Great Distinction, House, Jokhang's, Jowo, Jowo Mikyo Dorje, Later, Lhasa, Monastery, Mysteries, Place, Qoikang Monastery Tsuglakhang, Rasa, Rasa Thrulnag Tsuklakhang, Religious Science, The Jokhang's Chinese
related to Buddhist scriptures and sculptures · 18
Jokhang → Among, Buddhist, Buddhist Statues, Chakrasamvara, Dalai Lama, DVD, Ming, Panchen Lama, Qianlong Emperor, Schroeder, Tang-dynasty, The, The Jokhang, Tibet, Tripiṭaka, Ulrich, Yamantaka, Yongle Emperor
related to history · 17
Jokhang → Akshobhya Buddha, Bhrikuti, Four, His, In, Jowo Mikyo Dorje, King Amsuvarman, King Songtsen Gampo, Mikyoba, Nepal, Nepalese, Songtsen Gampo, The, The Jokhang, Tibet, Tibetan, To
related to Further reading · 11
Jokhang → Central Tibet, Chapter Three, Early Temples, ISBN, Lhasa Jokhang, London, Pages, Roberto, Secret Chapel, Serindia Publications, Vitali
related to Location · 9
Jokhang → Barkhor, Barkhor Square, Buddhist, It, Lhasa, Potala Palace, The, The Jokhang, Tibet
related to External links · 3
Jokhang → Jokhang TemplePicture, Jokhang TempleThe Silver Jug, Lhasa Jokhang
Affiliation · 1
Jokhang → Tibetan Buddhism
Area · 1
Jokhang → 7.5 ha (810,000 sq ft)

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temple tibet isbn tibetan lhasa buddha chinese image jowo gampo known king barkhor china statue built nepalese buddhist two square

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JokhangAffiliationTibetan Buddhism1.00infobox
JokhangArea7.5 ha (810,000 sq ft)1.00infobox
JokhangBuffer zone130 ha (14,000,000 sq ft)1.00infobox
JokhangCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
JokhangCountryChina1.00infobox
JokhangCriteriaCultural: (i), (iv), (vi)1.00infobox
JokhangDeityShakyamuni; home of the most-venerated statue in Tibet1.00infobox
JokhangEstablished652; 1374 years ago (652)1.00infobox
JokhangExtensions2000, 20011.00infobox
JokhangFounderSongtsen Gampo1.00infobox
JokhangInscription1994 (18th Session)1.00infobox
JokhangLocationBarkhor, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region1.00infobox
JokhangOfficial nameJokhang Temple Monastery1.00infobox
JokhangPart ofHistoric Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa1.00infobox
JokhangReference707ter-0021.00infobox
JokhangSectGelug1.00infobox
JokhangStyleVihara, Tibetan, Nepalese1.00infobox
Jokhangis a12-year-old Buddha earlier located in the Bodh Gaya Temple in India0.90text

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