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The Potala Palace is a dzong fortress in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959, has been a museum since then, and a World Heritage Site since 1994. The palace is named after Mount Potalaka, the mythical abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. [1]
The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White and Red Palaces with their ancillary buildings, is built on Red Mountain in the centre of Lhasa Valley, at an altitude of 3,700m.
There are 8 golden stupas inside the Red Palace which contain the mummified bodies of deceased Dalai Lamas. Among all the stupas, the central one is the most important the stupa for the constructer of Potala Palace – the Fifth Dalai Lama.
14 mar 2024 · Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, has called David-Néel "an enthusiastic Buddhist, the first to introduce the real Tibet to the West".
The Potola Palace was the residence of the Dalai Lama from the 17th century until the current Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. During the Cultural Revolution, Tibet's monasteries were destroyed with dynamite and artillery and rare books and paintings were burned.
29 sie 2018 · Inside are the tombs of eight Dalai Lamas, hundreds of sacred Buddhist scrolls, and numerous shrines. Butter lamps light the hallways and watchful monks are stationed in nearly every public...
11 cze 2013 · The Potala Palace was the political center of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism since it was constructed under the direction of the 5th Dalai Lama in 1645. It is built on a hill, called "Red Hill" in the center of the Lhasa valley midway between the Sera and Drepung Monasteries, and near the old city and…
