| Wudangzhao Monastery: "Potala Palace on grasslands" 2015-08-10 |
| The Wudangzhao Monastery, built during the period of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722), is the largest monastery of Tibetan Buddhism with the most complete structures and management system in China's Inner Mongolia. |
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| Tashidokhar Temple 2015-07-06 |
| Tashidokhar Temple, an ancient monastery located in Kyerpa Township, Nedong County of Tibet's Lhoka Prefecture, has taken on great changes since it was moved to the foot of the local mountain in 1984. |
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| Kaleidoscope of prayer wheels 2011-06-18 |
| Prayer wheels are also called “Mani” scripture wheels, which are related to the Six-Syllable Prayer (Om Mani Pad-me Hum). In Tibetan Buddhism, it is believed that the more you chant the Six-Syllable Prayer, the more respect you show to Buddha and the more chances you will be relieved from the six divisions of rebirth.
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| Tibetan lamas mark Holy Dance Festival 2011-06-12 |
| Lamas dance to banish evil spirits during the Holy Dance Festival in Curpu Temple, 70 kilometers away from Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 11, 2011. The annual Holy Dance Festival, a traditional Buddhist rite to banish evil spirits, was held in Curpu Temple on Saturday, attracting tens of thousands of Buddhists. |
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