Sakya Monastery

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Sakya Monastery is located at the bottom of Benpo Mountain, Sakya County, Shigatse City, and is the main monastery of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism.

Sakya Monastery uses the red color symbolizing Manjushri Bodhisattva, white color symbolizing Guanyin Bodhisattva and green color symbolizing Vajrapani Bodhisattva to paint the wall of the monastery.The precious Bayesian sutra, "Bude Kailongma" sutra and Yuan Dynasty altar frescoes, ancient porcelain and other cultural relics are preserved in the monastery.

Sakya sect and other sects have a clear difference, that is, the members are allowed to marry and have children. And the sect's political power is passed on from father to son, religious power is passed on from uncle to nephew.

Take pictures of the monks in the Sakya monastery is generally no problem. But if people refuse, you should not force. If you promise to send photos to the person being photographed, I hope that after the end of the trip must fulfill your promises. To capture the spectacular view of the two rivers surrounding the monastery and the scattered monastic and Tibetan houses, you need to go to the mountainside of Damara Mountain opposite the town, and you can stop to shoot when you pass by in a car, where you can easily choose a good angle.