Thursday, November 15, 2007

Yonghegong (Lama Temple)


Yonghegong (Lama Temple) is dedicated to the Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It is still an active temple, even though it is crawling with tourists, has a large parking lot for buses, and a subway in the corner. It has the biggest Buddha statue carved from a single tree, three stories high and nine feet across. It is forbidden to photograph the Buddha so here is a picture of believers lighting incense in front of the Temple.