The Jokhang Temple

The Jokhang Temple is situated in the eastern part of Lhasa, which is the old part of the city. It was firstly built in the seventh century in order to store the nine-year-old statue of Sakyamuni brought by the princess of Nepal. Now inside it is the twelve-year-old image of the Buddhism founder, which is regarded as the most sacred statue in Tibetan people’s heart. The statue was brought to Tibet by Princess Wencheng from Tang Dynasty. There are also many other important Buddha statues in the temple. The famous Bakhur Street is around the Jokhang Temple. Every day lots of Tibetan Buddhism followers go clockwise around the street with pray wheels.