Charming Tibet, Tibetan Buddhist temple - Jampa Ling Monastery.

Located in Chengguan Town, Karuo District, Qamdo City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Jampa Ling Monastery is a Gelugpa monastery of Tibetan Buddhism and the largest monastery in Qamdo. It is known as the "No. 1 Zen Monastery in Eastern Tibet". The temple was founded by Tsongkhapa's disciple Xirab Songbu in 1444 AD and was named after the Maitreya Buddha, Jampa Lin, which is dedicated to it. The main buildings of Qambaling Monastery are well preserved, and there are hundreds of statues of various Buddhas and eminent monks in the scripture hall. The Buddhist statues in the temples include Sakyamuni, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and many other Bodhisattvas. Murals and thangka images are also very common. Each Buddha statue has its own unique appearance and hand seal, and through the careful painting of the painter, the characteristics and symbolic meanings of different Buddha statues in Buddhist teachings are accurately conveyed. Thousands of square meters of murals and numerous thangkas represent the highest level in the Qamdo area. Jampa Ling Monastery has its own complete system of reincarnation of living Buddhas. Every year from the 25th to the 29th day of the second month of the Tibetan calendar, the temple holds a three-day "Guqing Divine Dance", which is well-known in Tibet for its ferocious and lifelike masks, neat and elegant movements and grand scenes. Jampa Ling Monastery was established by Tsongkhapa's disciple Xirab Sangpo in 1437 AD. It took 8 years to complete and was completed in 1444. It has a history of nearly 600 years. Its creation has a specific historical background and legend. In 1373, when Tsongkhapa and his disciples passed through Qamdo, they predicted that a temple could be built here to spread Buddhism. Later, his disciple Maijiangsen Xiraosangbu decided to build a temple here in 1437. When the temple was built, a believer donated a statue of Qamba Buddha. Xirao Sangbu believed it was a good omen and named the temple Qambalin Temple. Historically, Jampa Ling Monastery was large in scale and had many buildings. It is mainly composed of the Jampa Buddha Hall (Maitreya Hall), Gaden Deqing Phodrang (Pabhala's Sleeping Palace), Coqen Hall, Debate Hall, Printing House, Tara Hall, Mandala Hall, nine zacangs and eight auspicious pagodas, covering an area of ​​114,500 square meters. In the course of historical development, Jampa Ling Monastery has had close relations with the central government. In 1719, the sixth Pabala was canonized as Hutuktu. After the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the court bestowed titles and seals on many great living Buddhas in Qamdo. Pabala of Qamdo's Jampa Ling Monastery, together with the four great living Buddhas, Chayaqiechang Luoden Xirao, Leiwuqipachu, and Basu Dashajilong, were called the "Four Hutuktus of Kham". Jampa Ling Monastery has gone through many ups and downs and has suffered damage. For example, in 1612, the chieftain Baili sent a large army to attack the temple, burning, killing and looting. During the tenth Pabala period, when Zhao Erfeng was reforming the Tibetan government in the Sichuan-Tibet region, the soldiers also caused a lot of damage to the temple. However, with the support of the country and the endorsement of the people, it has been continuously restored and developed. Today, it has become a national key cultural relic protection unit and an important religious and cultural site and tourist attraction in eastern Tibet. Jampa Ling Monastery is one of the important tourist attractions in Qamdo, where visitors can enjoy exquisite Buddhist art and spectacular architecture. The temple is open to the public free of charge and the recommended visiting time is 1-3 hours.