Photos of Sakya Monastery

Sakya Monastery is the main monastery of the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Divided into two temples, north and south, with the Zhongqu River as the boundary, the North Temple is located in front of Benbo Mountain on the north bank and has suffered huge damages. The Sakya Monastery seen now is the Nan Monastery. There are many treasures and many cultural relics in the temple, especially the murals of the Yuan Dynasty. Sakya Monastery is not only magnificent and beautiful in architecture, but also contains a large number of cultural relics of considerable artistic value, such as seals, classics, Buddha statues, etc. There are four rare treasures in Sakya Monastery, namely, Kampot Guru (a statue of a goddess who was invited from India by Zhuqingbaiwaba), Langjie Qudan (a pagoda built by the great translator Pabailuozawa, The pagoda often comes out of water and is regarded as Shenshui), the statue of Manjushri (the deity statue of Saban, it is said that the door of wisdom can be opened by reciting the seven astronomical sutras in front of the statue), the statue of Yukamu Tara (the worship of Ba Siba) Three of the Four Treasures are Buddha statues. Sakya Monastery has more than 3,000 exquisite murals with a wide range of themes, involving religion, history, culture and social life. Auspicious animals, decorative patterns, etc., the scene is grand and rich in content.