Jokhang Temple
The Jokhang Temple, also called the Tsuklakang, is the center of Lhasa and the spiritual heart of Tibet. Everyday pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek a long distance to the temple. Some of them even progress prostrate by body length to the threshold of the temple. It lies at the center of the old Lhasa. Built in 647 by Songtsen Gampoo and his two foreign wives, it has a history of more tham 1,300. The temple keeps many invaluable cultural relics. The most famous and valuable one is the Jowo Sakyamuni aged 12, which is circumambulated by thousands of pilgrims day and night. Every year, the Great prayer Festival will be held in the Temple. The rites of Dalai Lamas and Panchen Lamas' initiation into lamahood are also held in the monastery.
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