日喀则扎什伦布寺景区Tashilhunpo Monastery Scenic Area, Shigatse

日喀则扎什伦布寺景区

扎什伦布寺是西藏格鲁派（黄教）六大寺院之一。它位于日喀则尼色日山下。该寺由第一代达赖喇嘛于1447年创建，第四世和历任班禅喇嘛对其建筑进行了扩建。扎什伦布寺占地面积近30万平方米，主要建筑有强巴佛殿、释颂南捷、扎什南捷和大经堂（措钦大殿）等。扎什伦布寺自班禅四世执掌以来，一直是班禅喇嘛的所在地，现有喇嘛近800人。

强巴佛殿，也称大弥勒殿，是位于扎什伦布寺西侧的一座宏大殿宇。佛殿内有一尊高近30米的强巴大铜佛。强巴佛殿分为五层，从大殿到顶层，共有木梯105阶。佛像用黄金、铜、珍珠、琥珀、珊瑚、钻石等宝石装饰。游客可以攀登木梯从佛殿顶层更清楚地观看佛像，并欣赏藏人的高超技艺。

金碧辉煌的的释颂南捷是十世班禅的灵塔殿。整体结构以藏族宗教风格为主题，借鉴各个历史时期建筑特色，大殿以红色棕色组成，塔顶以藏族屋顶与宗教佛塔形式组合而成，上面鎏金镀银。整个灵塔高11.55米，整体表面镶金包银，灵塔共有三层结构，最上层供奉着传世佛像，正中央为十世班禅法体真身，周围安放着各种宗教祭品。

五至九世班禅合葬灵塔殿“扎什南捷”，是整个扎什伦布寺规模最大的建筑，总面积达2000平方米。大殿整体规模宏伟壮观，仍然采用藏式传统建筑的表现形式，以红墙白窗为主体结构。灵塔殿内建有高达33.17米灵塔，周身以鎏金白银包裹，上面镶嵌着无数珠宝，灵塔内安放着五具檀香木匣，里面存有五至九世班禅遗骸。

大经堂（措钦大殿）是扎什伦布寺最古老的中心建筑群，可追溯到公元1447年，可同时容僧众3800人。大经堂正中为释迦牟尼佛殿，供奉着释迦牟尼镀金佛像。大经堂前，有个600多平方米的讲经场，这个讲经场是班禅对全寺僧人讲经及僧人辩经的场所。

Tashilhunpo Monastery Scenic Area, Shigatse

The Tashilhunpo Monastery is one of the Six Big Monasteries of Gelugpa (or Yellow Hat Sect) in Tibet. It is located at the foot of the Nyiseri Mountain, Shigatse. Founded by the First Dailai Lama in 1447, the monastery's structure was expanded by the Fourth and successive Panchen Lamas. Covering an area of nearly 300,000 square meters, the main structures found here are the Chapel of Jamba, Shisong Nanjie, Tashi Langyarand the Main Chanting Hall (Tsochin Hall), etc. The Tashilhunpo Monastery has been the seat of the Panchen Lama since the Fourth Panchen Lama took charge in the Tashilhunpo Monastery, and there are now nearly 800 lamas.

The Chapel of Jamba, also known as the Maitreya Chapel, is a grand hall located on the west side of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. In the chapel, there is a large copper statue of Buddha with a height of nearly 30 meters. The Chapel of Jamba is divided into five floors. A total of 105 wooden stairs lead from the main hall to the top floor. The statue is decorated with gold, copper, pearl, amber, coral, diamond and other precious stones. Visitors can tour the upper floors of the chapel using a wooden staircase to see the statue more clearly and appreciate the superb skill of the Tibetans.

The dazzling gold-plated Shisong Nanjie is the stupa-tomb hall of the 10th Panchen Lama. The overall structure theme is based on the Tibetan religious style, drawing on the architectural characteristics of various historical periods. The main hall is composed of red and brown, and the top of the tower is composed of the combination of a Tibetan roof and religious pagoda, covered with gold and silver. The entire stupa-tomb is 11.55 meters high, with the overall surface inlaid with gold and silver. The stupa has a three-layer structure, with the top layer dedicated to a Buddha statue handed down from the ancient times. In the center is the body of the 10th Panchen Lama, surrounded by various religious offerings.

Tashi Langyar, the stupa-tomb hall of the 5th to 9th Panchen Lama is the largest building in the whole Tashilhunpo Monastery, with a total area of 2,000 square meters.The overall scale of the hall is grand and magnificent. It still adopts the expression form ofthetraditional Tibetan architecture, with red walls and white windows as the main structure. Inside the stupa-tomb hall, there is a stupa-tomb 33.17 meter high, wrapped in gilded silver and inlaid with countless jewels. Five sandalwood caskets are placed inside the stupa, containing the remains of the 5th to 9th Panchen Lamas. 

The Main Chanting Hall (Tsochin Hall) is the oldest and central building groups in the Tashilhunpo Monastery which can trace back to 1447ADand accommodate 3,800 monksat the same time. In the middle of theMain Chanting Hall is the Buddha Buddha Hall, where the gilded Buddha statue is enshrined. In front of the hall is a square with an area of over 600 square meters. This square is the place where the Panchen Lama lectured to the monks and the the monks held debates.