Dezhong Temple

Dezhong Temple

Dezhong temple is located in Dezhong village, about 15 kilometers northwest of renduogang village, Menba Township, with an altitude of 4500 meters.

Belonging to the Kaju sect, it is located in Dezhong village, about 15 kilometers northwest of renduogang village, Menba Township, with an altitude of 4500 meters.

As early as the 8th Ad, master lianhuasheng, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, once lived in the natural cave at the back of the mountain

In 1281, NIJIE dojijeb, the tenth master of zhigongti temple, built the first temple of practice. After many times of expansion, it formed a building complex with Dezhong assembly hall as the center and 62 practice caves attached. The first monastic temple is named deshungang rizhui, which is 1 floor high and 8 columns in area. It is mainly for Qiangba Buddha and Shengle King Kong. The longruo temple is 1 floor high and 6 columns in area. It is mainly for lotus peanuts, GuanShiYin, Sakyamuni and other Buddha statues. The assembly hall is 2 floors east facing, with flat top and stone wood structure. It is provided with lotus clay statues, gold and silver hand copied Prajna Sutra and murals of eminent monks. In the heyday of history, Dechong temple had more than 90 nuns, and now there are 108 nuns.

Address: about 50 kilometers north of Mozhugongka County, Lhasa City

Longitude: 92.168195

Latitude: 30.160021