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Qutan Temple built in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). `Qutan' is the family name of the historic Buddha. It belongs to White Hats branch and located at Ledu near Xining. It is one of few Ming Temples preserved to the present day. White Hats dominated Tibet before the rise of Yellow Hats.
The Longguo Hall and Baoguang Hall boast elegant carvings on their ridge beams, and from these, zig-zag corridors link to the back court. Within its 51 rooms, the complex contains a series of well-preserved murals that reflect the life of the Buddhist goddess Sakyamuni. Imperial favour was also bestowed upon the temple here, and a horizontal board bearing characters written by the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Fei-Tien (flying sky), heavenly musicians and dancers analogous to Ghandhavas in Indian mythology. The wall paintings are about 400 square meter in extent. Most of them were created in Ming Dynasty (15th century) about the past lives of the Buddha in a series form. This is a part of the famous paintings.
Taer (Ku-bum in Tibetan, i.e., ten thousands images of Buddha) Temple built at the birth place of Tsong-kha-pa, the founder of Yellow Hats order who denounced worldly interests among others. It had 4,000 monks at its peak, now only 600 monks.
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