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| {{Short description|Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, China}} | |||
| Ramoche Temple is a Buddhist temple located in the city of ''Lhasa'', ''Tibet''. Erroneously referred to as 'Little ''Jokhang'' it stands in the northern older part of the holy city. it originally housed Wen Cheng's statue of ''Sakyamuni'', now the Holy of Holies of ''Jokhang Monastery''. In the 8th century an exchange was made and a Nepalese princess's small bronze statue of Sakyamuni aged eight was enshrined at Ramoche instead. The temple was gutted and partially destroyed in the 1960s and the bronze statue disappeared. Years later it was found and is now housed in the Ramoche Temple which was restored in the 1980s. | |||
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| |map_caption = Location within Tibet Autonomous Region | |||
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| |architecture = Han and Tibetan | |||
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| {{Tibetan Buddhism}} | |||
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| '''Ramoche Temple''' ({{bo|t=ར་མོ་ཆེ་དགོན་པ་|w=Ra-mo-che Dgon-pa}}, {{zh|c=小昭寺|p=Xiǎozhāo Sì}}) is a ] monastery in ], ]. It dates back to the seventh century and is considered to be the most important temple in the city after the ] Temple. Situated in the northwestern part of the ]an capital, it is east of the ] and north of the ].<ref name="Dowman, Keith 1988. p. 59">Dowman, Keith. 1988. ''The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide,'' p. 59. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London. {{ISBN|0-7102-1370-0}} (ppk).</ref> The site occupies an area of 4,000 square meters (almost one acre). | |||
| ==History== | |||
| Ramoche is considered to be the sister temple to the ] which was completed about the same time. Tradition says that it was built originally to house the much revered Jowo Rinpoche statue, carried to Lhasa via ] in a wooden cart, brought to Tibet when ] came to Lhasa. Unlike, the Jokhang, Ramoche was originally built in Chinese style.{{Citation needed|reason=Source needed to support claim|date=March 2019}} During ]'s reign (649-676), because of a threat that the ] Chinese might invade, Princess Wencheng is said to have had the statue of Jowo Rinpoche hidden in a secret chamber in the Jokhang.{{Citation needed|reason=Source needed to support claim|date=March 2019}} Princess Jincheng, sometime after 710 CE, had it placed in the central chapel of the Jokhang. It was replaced at Ramoche by a statue of Jowo Mikyo Dorje, a small bronze statue of the Buddha when he was eight years old, crafted by Vishvakarman, and brought to Lhasa by the Nepalese queen, ]. It was badly damaged by the ] during the ].<ref>Dorje (1999), p. 92.</ref><ref name="Tibet p. 104">''Tibet'' (6th edition), p. 104. (2005) Bradley Mayhew and Michael Kohn. Lonely Planet. {{ISBN|1-74059-523-8}}.</ref> | |||
| The temple was badly damaged during the Mongol invasions and there is no certainty that the statue that remained in 1959 was the original one.{{Citation needed|reason=Source needed to support claim|date=March 2019}} The original temple was destroyed by fire, and the present three-storied building was constructed in 1474. Soon after it became the Assembly Hall of the ''']''', or Upper Tantric College of Lhasa and was home to 500 monks. There was a close connection with ] which provided summer quarters for the monks.<ref name="Tibet p. 104"/><ref>Dorje (1999), pp. 92-93.</ref> | |||
| ] of the Ramoche Temple]] | |||
| ==Destruction and restoration== | |||
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| The temple was gutted by fire and destroyed in the 1959<ref>{{Cite book|title=Tibet in agony : Lhasa 1959|last=Li|first=Jianglin|author2=李江琳|publisher=Harvard University Press|others=Wilf, Susan|year=2016|isbn=9780674088894|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|pages=281|oclc=946579956|quote="After more than two hours of fierce combat, the defenders of Ramoche Temple succumbed at 3:30 on the afternoon of March 21, with heavy Tibetan casualties and extensive damage to the ancient building. (...) The roof of the main hall was still on fire..."}}</ref> Lhasa uprising against Chinese occupation and the bronze statue disappeared. In 1983 the lower part of it was said to have been found in a Lhasa rubbish tip, and the upper half in Beijing.<ref>Tsering Gonkatsang and Michael Willis, "The Ra Mo Che Temple, Lhasa, and the Image of Mi bsKyod rDo rJe: The Narrative of Ri ‘Bur sPrul sKu," ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society'', 19.1 (2009), pp 41-57 for an account of the recovery and restoration. Available online from Cambridge Journals online: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=JRA&volumeId=19&seriesId=3&issueId=01 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408180942/http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=JRA&volumeId=19&seriesId=3&issueId=01 |date=2016-04-08 }}.</ref> Thanks to the efforts of Ri ‘bur sprul sku, the parts were joined in the Ramoche Temple, which was partially restored in 1986,<ref name="Dowman, Keith 1988. p. 59"/> yet still showed damage in 1993. | |||
| A major restoration was undertaken in 1986 and the temple now has three stories. Near the main entrance to the building are ten pillars displaying local relics and symbols such as ]s, jewellery, coiling clouds and Tibetan characters. The first floor has an atrium off which opens a scripture hall and the winding corridors of a ] palace. The second floor is mainly residential but has a chapel with an image of Buddha as King of the ], and the third floor provides sleeping quarters reserved for the use of the ].<ref>Dorje (1999), p. 93.</ref> | |||
| ==Footnotes== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
| *Dorje, Gyume (1999). ''Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan''. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. {{ISBN|0-8442-2190-2}}. | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, China| Ramoche Temple | |
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| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Gelug |
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| Location | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
  Location within Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Geographic coordinates | 29°39′31″N 91°7′49″E / 29.65861°N 91.13028°E / 29.65861; 91.13028 |
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| Style | Han and Tibetan |
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Ramoche Temple (Tibetan: ར་མོ་ཆེ་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: Ra-mo-che Dgon-pa, Chinese: 小昭寺; pinyin: Xiǎozhāo Sì) is a Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. It dates back to the seventh century and is considered to be the most important temple in the city after the Jokhang Temple. Situated in the northwestern part of the Tibetan capital, it is east of the Potala and north of the Jokhang. The site occupies an area of 4,000 square meters (almost one acre).
History
Ramoche is considered to be the sister temple to the Jokhang which was completed about the same time. Tradition says that it was built originally to house the much revered Jowo Rinpoche statue, carried to Lhasa via Lhagang in a wooden cart, brought to Tibet when Princess Wencheng came to Lhasa. Unlike, the Jokhang, Ramoche was originally built in Chinese style. During Mangsong Mangtsen's reign (649-676), because of a threat that the Tang Chinese might invade, Princess Wencheng is said to have had the statue of Jowo Rinpoche hidden in a secret chamber in the Jokhang. Princess Jincheng, sometime after 710 CE, had it placed in the central chapel of the Jokhang. It was replaced at Ramoche by a statue of Jowo Mikyo Dorje, a small bronze statue of the Buddha when he was eight years old, crafted by Vishvakarman, and brought to Lhasa by the Nepalese queen, Bhrikuti. It was badly damaged by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution.
The temple was badly damaged during the Mongol invasions and there is no certainty that the statue that remained in 1959 was the original one. The original temple was destroyed by fire, and the present three-storied building was constructed in 1474. Soon after it became the Assembly Hall of the Gyuto Tratsang, or Upper Tantric College of Lhasa and was home to 500 monks. There was a close connection with Yerpa which provided summer quarters for the monks.
Destruction and restoration
The temple was gutted by fire and destroyed in the 1959 Lhasa uprising against Chinese occupation and the bronze statue disappeared. In 1983 the lower part of it was said to have been found in a Lhasa rubbish tip, and the upper half in Beijing. Thanks to the efforts of Ri ‘bur sprul sku, the parts were joined in the Ramoche Temple, which was partially restored in 1986, yet still showed damage in 1993.
A major restoration was undertaken in 1986 and the temple now has three stories. Near the main entrance to the building are ten pillars displaying local relics and symbols such as lotus flowers, jewellery, coiling clouds and Tibetan characters. The first floor has an atrium off which opens a scripture hall and the winding corridors of a Buddha palace. The second floor is mainly residential but has a chapel with an image of Buddha as King of the Nagas, and the third floor provides sleeping quarters reserved for the use of the Dalai Lama.
Footnotes
- ^ Dowman, Keith. 1988. The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide, p. 59. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London. ISBN 0-7102-1370-0 (ppk).
- Dorje (1999), p. 92.
- ^ Tibet (6th edition), p. 104. (2005) Bradley Mayhew and Michael Kohn. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-74059-523-8.
- Dorje (1999), pp. 92-93.
- Li, Jianglin; 李江琳 (2016). Tibet in agony : Lhasa 1959. Wilf, Susan. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 281. ISBN 9780674088894. OCLC 946579956.
After more than two hours of fierce combat, the defenders of Ramoche Temple succumbed at 3:30 on the afternoon of March 21, with heavy Tibetan casualties and extensive damage to the ancient building. (...) The roof of the main hall was still on fire...
- Tsering Gonkatsang and Michael Willis, "The Ra Mo Che Temple, Lhasa, and the Image of Mi bsKyod rDo rJe: The Narrative of Ri ‘Bur sPrul sKu," Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 19.1 (2009), pp 41-57 for an account of the recovery and restoration. Available online from Cambridge Journals online: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=JRA&volumeId=19&seriesId=3&issueId=01 Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine.
- Dorje (1999), p. 93.
References
- Dorje, Gyume (1999). Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. ISBN 0-8442-2190-2.
External links
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