Dazhao Lamasery
Dazhao Lamasery to the west of Xilitu Zhao, is the largest and well preserved lamasery in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Dazhao literally means “Wu Liang” in Chinese and “Grand Monastery” in Mongolian. It was founded firstly in Ming Dynasty, and constructed in Qing Dynasty, in 1640. Dazhao lamasery is the first Lama temple in Hohhot. For hundreds of years, it has been regarded as a religious heart for people from all over Mongolia.
As a famous tourist attraction, Dazho lamasery boastd of its grandeur palace, vivid sculpture, fancy frescos, numerous scriptures, mystic dance and Buddhism music. The "Three Marvelous Treasures"of Dazhao Monastery are Silver Buddha, Dragon Sculpture, as well as Fresco, the relics of Ming Dynasty with high artistic value.
Silver Buddha means the statue of Sakyamuni in the palace, which is the largest silver statue of its kinds at present. The whole statue was made by pure silver, so the monastery once called "Silver Buddha Monastery".
Two 10-meter high golden dragons circle on two poles in the front of the Silver Buddha's seat. The two dragon saber rattling and looking down from up, look like circling in the air.
Fresco is the feature of the monastery. The fresco is on the theme of Buddhism figures and stories, painting all sorts of vision of the heaven, the world and the hell. The color is still gorgeous as the begin, thought the past of hundreds of years.
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