小昭寺
xiǎo​zhāo​sì

Ramoche Temple

  • created sense approved 小昭寺 · xiǎo​zhāo​sì · Ramoche Temple — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小昭寺

    xiǎo​zhāo​sì

    Ramoche Temple

    A Tibetan Buddhist temple located in Lhasa, Tibet. Originally commissioned by Princess Wencheng in the 7th century, it features a gold roof and houses a historic statue of the Buddha brought by the Nepalese Princess Bhrikuti. It serves as one of the colleges for the study of esoteric Buddhism.

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 昭 (literal) → 昭 · zhāo · bright 寺 (bound) → 寺 · sì · temple

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