Changzhu (Trandruk) Monastery

Chang Zhu Monastery, founded in the 7th Century during the reign of King Songsten Gampo	Chang Zhu Monastery is also called Trandruk Monastery	Entrance to Chang Zhu Monastery	Outer courtyard of Chang Zhu Monastery
Giant prayer wheel, Chang Zhu Monastery	Entrance to the Tsuglag Khang, the main temple	I'd love to know the story behind that hat...	Tshomchen assembly hall, Chang Zhu Monastery
Assembly hall with a large thangka of Yamantaka	Monks chant in rows facing each other	Candles, Chang Zhu Monastery	Man assembly hall, Chang Zhu Monastery
Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, the Great Fifth Dalai Lama (1617 – 1682)	Great Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngapa Lhakhang chapel	Black seated statue of Gönpo, Gönkhang chapel	Women are not allowed in this chapel
Murals along the north wall of the Tsuglagkhang, Chang Zhu Monastery	Murals along the north wall of the Tsuglagkhang, Chang Zhu Monastery	Sakyamuni Buddha	Murals along the north wall of the Tsuglagkhang, Chang Zhu Monastery
11-faced Chenresi, Rabten Lhakhang chapel	Sakyamuni Buddha, Wöpame chapel	King Songsten Gompo flanked by his Chinese wife, Princess Wencheng on the right and his Nepalese wife, Princess Bhrikuti, left	Songsten Gampo (617-649 AD) Chögyal Lhakhang chapel
TibetOct08 1354.jpg	Dhyani Buddhas, Drölma Lhakhang chapel, Trandruk Monastery	Drölma Shesema, the Green Tara, Drölma Lhakhang chapel	Medicine Buddhas, Menlha Beshek Lhakhang chapel
Small statues covered with offerings of small Chinese banknotes	Tamdrin (Hayagriva) the horse-necked one	Second level terrace of the Tsuglagkhang, Trandruk Monastery (Chang Zhu)	Heavy cloths over doors keep out the cold
Great idea - a solar cooker	The guide demonstrates the solar cooker	Drubthob Lhakhang chapel on the second floor of the Tsuglag Khang, Trandruk	Inside is the famous pearl White Tara (no photos) said to have been made by Princess Wencheng
Drubthob Lhakhang chapel, Trandruk Monastery	TibetOct08 1368.jpg	Fire safety for monks and temples	Storage room for festival masks, Trandruk Monastery
Storage room for festival masks, Trandruk Monastery	The statue is labeled "Bahma"	Tamdrin (Hayagriva) the wrathful manefestation of Avalokiteshvara	Tamdrin (Hayagriva) the horse-necked one
Second floor chapel with the Tantric protectors	Second floor chapel with the Tantric protectors	Second floor chapel with the Tantric protectors	Prayer wheels of the kora circuit around the perimeter of the Tsuglagkhang at Trandruk Monastery
Chang Zhu Monastery kora circuit	The guide spinning the prayer wheels	Guru Rinpoche on the southeast corner of Trandruk (Chang Zhu) monastery	Trandruk (Chang Zhu) Monastery
Monastery kitchen	Western facade of the Tsuglag Khang, the main building of Trandruk (Chang Zhu) monastery	Trandruk (Chang Zhu) monastery	Outer courtyard, Chang Zhu Monastery
Tibetans carrying large burdens past Trandruk (Chang Zhu) Monastery	Trandruk (Chang Zhu) Monastery