Xiaqiong Temple in Haidong, Qinghai

Xiaqiong Temple in Haidong, Qinghai The monastery where Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, became a monk, retains a silver stupa of Qujietunzhu Ren. The monastery is spectacular, but its actual visibility is not high. Several halls such as the Tantric Hall prohibit atheists from entering, which is the first time I have encountered being prohibited from visiting due to atheism...