Zamtang

Jonang Buddhism

Between Xiangla Dongji Holy Mountain Scenic Area and Haizi Mountain Scenic Area, which are the two most famous touristic attraction in Zamthang, bred the religion of Jonang Buddhism, one of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The other schools are Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, Kadam, Gelug, gcod yul (གཅོད་ཡུལ་པ་་) and Bon (the relationship to Tibetan Buddhism is controversial). The symbols of Jonang Buddhism in Zamtang are 3 famous temples with the name of Querji Temple, Zangwa Temple, and Zebuji temple, all of which are originated from The East SangzhuLuobuling monastery built in 1435 BC. The architecture of the monastery is integrated, made it shaped like a small town. There was also another statement that instead of a small village, the name of the county was actually from the monastery. The builder of the monastery was called Zhong, who was an influential man in Ming dynasty. Zhong was named "The master of Promoting the doctrine" by the imperial court of Ming dynasty.