Photos of Muli Dasi

The Muli Temple was once one of the larger Yellow Sect temples in the Kangba Tibetan area and has a special status in the Tibetan area. Founded in 1656 AD, it is another large temple built after the Walzhai Temple and the Kangwu Temple. The full name in Tibetan is Muli Gedan Xizhu Qulelang Bajiwarin. The building materials of the Muli Temple are mainly civil, and the style is in the style of Tang and Ming Dynasty. The Tibetan-style Fangbao Hall, more than 20 meters high, adjoins hundreds of monks' quarters. The main building is magnificent and gorgeous. In terms of spatial composition, the courtyards are overlapped, the corridors are curvy, and the foyer, pilasters, and various painted murals and patterns are painted. In the front hall, statues such as Infinite Life Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, Manjushri Bodhisattva are enshrined. In front of the Buddha's seat is the throne of the Muli Buddha's Dharma chair, with a brocade umbrella cover hanging on it, which is solemn and solemn with the roof and flag decorations. In the apse sits a 10-meter-high bronze statue of Jiawa Qiangpa, which is dazzling and solemn. In the small hall, there are statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Yellow Sect (also known as Losang Draba), the Panchen Lama, and the three-generation Buddhas of Surang Draba. At its peak, there were 770 monks. Destroyed in 1967. In 1982, it was rebuilt and restored to the status quo on the original site by state funding.