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| − | The [[Chiu Monastery]] is located on top of a low, craggy cliff that overlooks [[Lake Manasarovar]]. In [[Tibetan]], [[Chiu]] is the [[word]] for {{Wiki|bird}}, so this it's also known as the {{Wiki|Bird}} [[Monastery]]. The [[monastery]] has been a branch of [[Mt. Kailash's]] [[Duraphuk]] [[Monastery]], which is itself a branch of the [[Dingboche]] [[Monastery]] near the {{Wiki|Yarlung Valley}}. The main chapel of [[Chiu]] is on the second level and is only a small 8m by 10m room. The only notable statue is a large {{Wiki|stucco}} one of [[Guru Rimpoche]]. The room on the top of the [[monastery]] is the [[gönkhang]], a room where [[protective deities]] are kept and worshiped. Below the main chapel is a small [[Guru]] | + | The [[Chiu Monastery]] is located on top of a low, craggy cliff that overlooks [[Lake Manasarovar]]. In [[Tibetan]], [[Chiu]] is the [[word]] for {{Wiki|bird}}, so this it's also known as the {{Wiki|Bird}} [[Monastery]]. The [[monastery]] has been a branch of [[Mt. Kailash's]] [[Duraphuk]] [[Monastery]], which is itself a branch of the [[Dingboche]] [[Monastery]] near the {{Wiki|Yarlung Valley}}. The main chapel of [[Chiu]] is on the second level and is only a small 8m by 10m room. The only notable statue is a large {{Wiki|stucco}} one of [[Guru Rimpoche]]. The room on the top of the [[monastery]] is the [[gönkhang]], a room where [[protective deities]] are kept and worshiped. Below the main chapel is a small [[Guru Rimpoche]] {{Wiki|cave}} that is walled with cloth and houses a statue of [[Guru Rimpoche]]. It is the most [[sacred]] part of the [[monastery]]. Some believe that he spent the last seven days of his [[life]] in this {{Wiki|cave}}. |
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[http://www.colorado.edu/APS/landscapes/tibet/chiu.htm www.colorado.edu] | [http://www.colorado.edu/APS/landscapes/tibet/chiu.htm www.colorado.edu] | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 15 September 2013
The Chiu Monastery is located on top of a low, craggy cliff that overlooks Lake Manasarovar. In Tibetan, Chiu is the word for bird, so this it's also known as the Bird Monastery. The monastery has been a branch of Mt. Kailash's Duraphuk Monastery, which is itself a branch of the Dingboche Monastery near the Yarlung Valley. The main chapel of Chiu is on the second level and is only a small 8m by 10m room. The only notable statue is a large stucco one of Guru Rimpoche. The room on the top of the monastery is the gönkhang, a room where protective deities are kept and worshiped. Below the main chapel is a small Guru Rimpoche cave that is walled with cloth and houses a statue of Guru Rimpoche. It is the most sacred part of the monastery. Some believe that he spent the last seven days of his life in this cave.
