Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Jokhang and Lhasa

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Jokhang and Lhasa

Jokhang vs. Lhasa

The Jokhang, also known as the Qoikang Monastery, Jokang, Jokhang Temple, Jokhang Monastery and Zuglagkang (or Tsuklakang), is a Buddhist temple in Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. Lhasa is a city and administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

Similarities between Jokhang and Lhasa

Jokhang and Lhasa have 35 things in common (in Unionpedia): Akshobhya, Avalokiteśvara, Barkhor, Bhrikuti, Bodhisattva, Bronze, Buddhism, Chinese language, Cultural Revolution, Dalai Lama, Dharmachakra, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Gelug, Gilding, Gurkha, Jowo (statue), Nepal, Ngari Prefecture, Norbulingka, Potala Palace, Princess Wencheng, Qianlong Emperor, Qing dynasty, Ramoche Temple, Songtsen Gampo, Stupa, Tang dynasty, Tibet, Tibetan Empire, Trisong Detsen, ..., UNESCO, Vihara, World Heritage site, 14th Dalai Lama, 5th Dalai Lama. Expand index (5 more) »

Akshobhya

In Vajrayana Buddhism, Akshobhya (अक्षोभ्य, Akṣobhya, "Immovable One") is one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, a product of the Adibuddha, who represents consciousness as an aspect of reality.

Akshobhya and Jokhang · Akshobhya and Lhasa · See more »

Avalokiteśvara

Avalokiteśvara (अवलोकितेश्वर) is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas.

Avalokiteśvara and Jokhang · Avalokiteśvara and Lhasa · See more »

Barkhor

The Barkhor is an area of narrow streets and a public square located around Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China.

Barkhor and Jokhang · Barkhor and Lhasa · See more »

Bhrikuti

The Licchavi Princess Bhrikuti Devi, known to Tibetans as Bal-mo-bza' Khri-btsun, Bhelsa Tritsun ('Nepali consort') or, simply, Khri bTsun ("Royal Lady"), is traditionally considered to have been the first wife of the earliest emperor of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo (605? - 650 CE), and an incarnation of Tara.

Bhrikuti and Jokhang · Bhrikuti and Lhasa · See more »

Bodhisattva

In Buddhism, Bodhisattva is the Sanskrit term for anyone who has generated Bodhicitta, a spontaneous wish and compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. Bodhisattvas are a popular subject in Buddhist art.

Bodhisattva and Jokhang · Bodhisattva and Lhasa · See more »

Bronze

Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.

Bronze and Jokhang · Bronze and Lhasa · See more »

Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

Buddhism and Jokhang · Buddhism and Lhasa · See more »

Chinese language

Chinese is a group of related, but in many cases mutually unintelligible, language varieties, forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

Chinese language and Jokhang · Chinese language and Lhasa · See more »

Cultural Revolution

The Cultural Revolution, formally the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 until 1976.

Cultural Revolution and Jokhang · Cultural Revolution and Lhasa · See more »

Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama (Standard Tibetan: ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ་, Tā la'i bla ma) is a title given to spiritual leaders of the Tibetan people.

Dalai Lama and Jokhang · Dalai Lama and Lhasa · See more »

Dharmachakra

The dharmachakra (which is also known as the wheel of dharma), is one of the Ashtamangala of Indian religions such as Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.

Dharmachakra and Jokhang · Dharmachakra and Lhasa · See more »

Emperor Taizong of Tang

Emperor Taizong of Tang (28January 598 10July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649.

Emperor Taizong of Tang and Jokhang · Emperor Taizong of Tang and Lhasa · See more »

Gelug

The Gelug (Wylie: dGe-Lugs-Pa) is the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Gelug and Jokhang · Gelug and Lhasa · See more »

Gilding

Gilding is any decorative technique for applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold.

Gilding and Jokhang · Gilding and Lhasa · See more »

Gurkha

The Gurkhas or Gorkhas with endonym Gorkhali (गोरखाली) are the soldiers of Nepalese nationality and ethnic Indian Gorkhas recruited in the British Army, Nepalese Army, Indian Army, Gurkha Contingent Singapore, Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei, UN Peace Keeping force, and war zones around the world.

Gurkha and Jokhang · Gurkha and Lhasa · See more »

Jowo (statue)

Jowo Shakyamuni or Jowo Rinpoche (Wylie jo bo rin po che) is, with Jowo Mikyö Dorje, the most sacred statue in Tibet.

Jokhang and Jowo (statue) · Jowo (statue) and Lhasa · See more »

Nepal

Nepal (नेपाल), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल), is a landlocked country in South Asia located mainly in the Himalayas but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

Jokhang and Nepal · Lhasa and Nepal · See more »

Ngari Prefecture

Ngari Prefecture is a prefecture of China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Jokhang and Ngari Prefecture · Lhasa and Ngari Prefecture · See more »

Norbulingka

Norbulingka (ནོར་བུ་གླིང་ཀ་; Wylie: Nor-bu-gling-ka;; literally "The Jewelled Park") is a palace and surrounding park in Lhasa, Tibet, China, built from 1755.

Jokhang and Norbulingka · Lhasa and Norbulingka · See more »

Potala Palace

The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China was the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising.

Jokhang and Potala Palace · Lhasa and Potala Palace · See more »

Princess Wencheng

Princess Wencheng (Tibetan: Mung-chang Kungco;; 628–680/2), surnamed Li, was a member of a minor branch of the royal clan of the Chinese Tang dynasty (possibly the daughter of Li Daozong, the Prince of Jiangxia).

Jokhang and Princess Wencheng · Lhasa and Princess Wencheng · See more »

Qianlong Emperor

The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.

Jokhang and Qianlong Emperor · Lhasa and Qianlong Emperor · See more »

Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, also known as the Qing Empire, officially the Great Qing, was the last imperial dynasty of China, established in 1636 and ruling China from 1644 to 1912.

Jokhang and Qing dynasty · Lhasa and Qing dynasty · See more »

Ramoche Temple

Ramoche Temple is a Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet.

Jokhang and Ramoche Temple · Lhasa and Ramoche Temple · See more »

Songtsen Gampo

Songtsen Gampo (569–649?/605–649?) was the 33rd Tibetan king and founder of the Tibetan Empire, and is traditionally credited with the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet, influenced by his Nepali and Chinese queens, as well as being the unifier of what were previously several Tibetan kingdoms.

Jokhang and Songtsen Gampo · Lhasa and Songtsen Gampo · See more »

Stupa

A stupa (Sanskrit: "heap") is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (śarīra - typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation.

Jokhang and Stupa · Lhasa and Stupa · See more »

Tang dynasty

The Tang dynasty or the Tang Empire was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

Jokhang and Tang dynasty · Lhasa and Tang dynasty · See more »

Tibet

Tibet is a historical region covering much of the Tibetan Plateau in Central Asia.

Jokhang and Tibet · Lhasa and Tibet · See more »

Tibetan Empire

The Tibetan Empire ("Great Tibet") existed from the 7th to 9th centuries AD when Tibet was unified as a large and powerful empire, and ruled an area considerably larger than the Tibetan Plateau, stretching to parts of East Asia, Central Asia and South Asia.

Jokhang and Tibetan Empire · Lhasa and Tibetan Empire · See more »

Trisong Detsen

Trisong Detsen or Trisong Detsän was the son of Me Agtsom and the 38th emperor of Tibet.

Jokhang and Trisong Detsen · Lhasa and Trisong Detsen · See more »

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

Jokhang and UNESCO · Lhasa and UNESCO · See more »

Vihara

Vihara (विहार, IAST: vihāra) generally refers to a Buddhist bhikkhu monastery.

Jokhang and Vihara · Lhasa and Vihara · See more »

World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

Jokhang and World Heritage site · Lhasa and World Heritage site · See more »

14th Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso; born Lhamo Thondup, 6 July 1935) is the current Dalai Lama.

14th Dalai Lama and Jokhang · 14th Dalai Lama and Lhasa · See more »

5th Dalai Lama

Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (1617 to 1682) was the Fifth Dalai Lama, and the first Dalai Lama to wield effective temporal and spiritual power over all Tibet.

5th Dalai Lama and Jokhang · 5th Dalai Lama and Lhasa · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

Jokhang and Lhasa Comparison

Jokhang has 81 relations, while Lhasa has 241. As they have in common 35, the Jaccard index is 10.87% = 35 / (81 + 241).

References

This article shows the relationship between Jokhang and Lhasa. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »