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Just a walk on the outskirts of Lhasa is Pabonka, a reclusive hermitage where the first alphabet of the country was crafted. Lhasa’s Tibetan quarter is full of monasteries, temples, and nunneries and a walk through its side streets and alleys is probably one of the most charming experiences in Lhasa.
The most famous temple in the Lhasa’s Tibetan quarter is Ramoche Temple, the sister temple of Jokhang. San khangs, the ovens used to burn incense in front of Ramoche temple are burning juniper-scented incense. The temple was built in the 7th century at the same time with Jokhang, the Jowe Sakyamuni statue that is currently in Jokhang being first placed here. At the entrance, there are two large prayer wheels.
The temple is the only one in Lhasa originally built in Chinese style by Princess WenChen, one of the wives of Songtsen Gyampo and later being rebuilt, in the 15th century, in Tibetan style housing the Tantric Tibetan College of Medicine. The statue that is inside is Mikyoba representing Buddha at 8 years old.
Near Ramoche Temple entrance is another chapel named Tsepang Lapang and in the middle has a statue of Amithaius, the Budhha associated with longevity, flanked by Sakyamuni and Maitreya, that is Buddha of the past and Buddha of the future. In Tibetan the statue is named Tsepane, giving the name of the temple.
Kora is performed inside temples also around the main hall where the important statues are located.
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