At one point, Potala also acted as the seat of the Tibetan ... name Jokhang translates to "house of Buddha," or more specifically "chapel of the Jowo." And it lives up to its name. The temple ...

Facing the statues of Palden Lhamo in the Jokhang Temple, people pray and make offerings during the ceremonies. Some female pilgrims present traditional Tibetan songs and dances in the temple's ...

"Qamba," also spelled "chamba," is derived from the bodhisattva Maitreya, while "lin" is the Tibetan word for temple. Inside, just as in Jokhang, the Buddha and his 12 Bodhisattva disciples are ...

A Lama adds ghee to the lamp in front of the figures of Buddha in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Mar. 11, 2009. A celebration for the ghee ...