Tibetan Buddhist Ceremony at Labrang Monastery in Gansu
Tibetan Buddhist ceremony at Labrang Monastery in Gansu is held every year. The scales and contents of Buddhist ceremonies vary because of the differences among the Tibetan Buddhism regions. The Labrang Monastery is a must-see site if you make an Amdo Tibet Tour.
Lamas unveil a gigantic Buddha tangka alongside a hillside for disciples' worship in Labrang Monastery in Xiahe, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2013. The Buddha tangka display or "the basking of Buddha" is a Tibetan tradition praying for a good year.
As one of the six leading monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, Labrang Monastery built in 1709 is home to more than 1,000 lamas and is another center of the Gelug Sect, also known as the Yellow Sect, of Tibetan Buddhism outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The Labrang Monastery, located in Gansu Province, is one of the most important centers of the Tibetan Buddhism. It holds 7 large-scale Buddhist ceremonies every year, including the most ceremonious Grand Prayer Ceremony in the first month of Tibetan calendar and the Dunbairiza Buddhism Ceremony on the seventh month. Most disciples come from Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Sichuan Province, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and other places to take part in the two ceremonies, which become the grand annual festivals held by the monastery.
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