Religious culture in Yunnan
Yunnan is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious border province with a long religious history and a wide range of religious believers . There are five major religions including Buddhism , Taoism , Islam , Catholicism , and Christianity , among which Buddhism is the largest religion with a long history . The three schools of Buddhism in Yunnan include Han Buddhism , Tibetan Buddhism , and Theravada Buddhism . Theravada Buddhism is a unique Buddhist school in Yunnan . In addition , there are a large number of ethnic minority folk beliefs .
In Yunnan, multiple religions can be believed in the same region, the same ethnic group, and even the same family. While the ethnic minorities in Yunnan generally believe in their primitive religions, they also accept two or more other religious beliefs. In Lijiang, a temple near the Jiuding Longtan in the ancient town of Shuhe-Sansheng Palace (also known as “Longquan Temple”), the west hall is dedicated to Guanyin, the north building is dedicated to the Dragon King, and the south building is dedicated to the cobbler ancestor Sun Bin. A temple enshrines three seemingly unmatched figures, which are rare in the country, and Yunnan is only found in western Yunnan. Generally speaking, a temple is only allowed to worship the ancestors or only the emperor. It is absolutely impossible to put the emperor, the Buddha, and the land god together. This is the situation in which a nation believes in multiple religions.
During the Dali Kingdom period in Yunnan history , the rulers regarded Buddhism as the ” sacred religion ” . Duan Zhengchun in Jin Yong’s martial arts novels is indeed a man . He was the emperor of Wen’an in the post-Dali period . In history , it is said that he was the last monk . In the Ming Dynasty , Zhu Yuanzhang banned the transmission of Tantric Buddhism , and some Dali people turned to believe in Buddhism Zen introduced to the Yuan Dynasty , but some people still believe in Tantric Buddhism . These historical changes have left a variety of religious beliefs in Dali . Now there is a situation of multiple religious beliefs in Dali , and the same is true of Lijiang .
Tibetan Buddhism has a long history in Yunnan , and it is also a relatively important and unique sect of Buddhism . It also has many mysterious colors . It is also a Buddhist culture introduced to Tibet by the Ancient Tea Horse Road , especially in the surrounding areas of Yunnan . Tibetan Buddhism has won the faith in the local people .
Kadan Songzanlin Monastery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan Province , and one of the famous monasteries in Kham . It is also the center of the Yellow Sect in Sichuan and Yunnan , and it has a pivotal position in the entire Tibetan area . The Songzanlin Temple is built on the mountain , and it is quite similar to the Potala Palace in Lhasa . Because of its grand scale , it has the reputation for ” Little Potala Palace ” .
The Kadan Songzanlin Temple looks like an ancient castle . It is a collection of Tibetan plastic arts and is also known as the ” Tibetan Art Museum ” . I have to say that I came to Songzanlin Temple to get a glimpse of its architecture . The architecture of the temple is a collection of the essence of Tibetan religious culture . We will write an article in Gadan Songtsanlin Monastery on the topic of travel .