Paljor Lhunpo Today

Phalha Manor is situated in Paljor Lhunpo Village of Gyantse. Out of the twelve most prominent manors in Tibet which were once owned by serf owners in old Tibet,the Phalha Manor is currently the best preserved.It is a social miniature of old Tibet that authentically illustrates the utter discrepancy between the lives of serfs and that of autocrats in the past.At present residents adjacent to the manor,for the most part,are the progeny of former serfs.There are over a dozen former serfs enjoying their fre...

清代佑宁寺松巴益西班觉五台山朝圣考述

松巴益西班觉分别于1750年、1767年、1775年三次朝圣五台山,不论是在五台山的朝圣转山、布施供养、学法静修、讲经说法,抑或是在往返途中的传法灌顶、开光授戒、交游社交、降雨治病,三次五台山之旅早已从内容、范围、意义和影响等方面超出“五台山”和“朝圣”本身,成为松巴堪布通过朝圣之路强化师徒关系、促进佑宁寺复兴、拓宽社交网络、冲破地方势力和家族政治、提高个人及松巴活佛系统影响地位的重要资本。