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| Location near the northeastern corner of the Second Ring Road Address 12 Yonghegong Dajie, Dongcheng District Beijing Chinese Address 北京市东城区雍和宫大街12 号 Transportation Subway Line 2 or 5 at Yonghegong (exit C) Bus 13, 18, 44, 62, 116 or 406 at Yonghegong Admission fee RMB 25, English audio guide for RMB 20 Phone 010- 6407-4951 010-6404-4499 Opening hours 9 am to 4:30 pm (Apr to Oct) 9 am to 4 pm (Nov to Mar) Top Features Hall of Heavenly Kings Hall of Eternal Harmony Hall of Eternal Protection Hall of the Wheel of Law Hall of Ten Thousand Happinesses Statue of Tsongkapa Statue of Maitreya(World's largest Wood Buddhist Statue) Prayer Wheel Polyglot inscriptions |
Lama Temple - The most famous Buddhist temple outside of Tibet
Names: Lama Temple (also known as Yonghe Temple, Yonghegong, Yonghe Gong,
Yonghe Lamasery, Harmony and Peace Palace Lamasery, Chinese: 雍和宮)
History: Lama Temple was built in 1694 and originally belonged to the Qing prince Yin
Zhen and most of the complex was converted into a monastery in 1723 when he took the
throne as Emperor Yongzheng. After his death the temple was granted imperial status,
swapping its turquoise glazes tiles for regal yellow ones and became a lamasery for the
‘yellow hat’ Lama sect of Buddhism, housing monks from Tibet and Mongolia.
Features:
The first hall has a plump laughing Buddha, Milefo, back-to-back with Wei Tuo, the
Guardian of Buddhist Doctrine. They are flanked by the Four Heavenly Kings who rule over
the earth, one for each point of the compass. They hold the symbols of their divine power,
a umbrella, a sword, a pipa (a chinese music instrument) and a water snake.
This second hall contains three manifestations of Buddha, representing past (on the west
side, Kasyapa-matanga, 燃灯佛), present (in the middle, Sakyamuni, 释迦牟尼), and future
(on the east side, Maitreya, 弥勒大佛). They are flanked by 18 luohan (arhats, Buddha
disciples, 十八罗汉)-those freed from the cycle of rebirth. The picture on the west wall is of
Avalokitesvara with its thousands of hands and eyes.
The third hall was Emperor Yongzheng's living quarters as a prince and the place where
his coffin was placed after his death. Today, a statue of the Bhaisajya-guru (Medicine
Buddha) stands in this hall. Behind the hall is a bronze sculpture of Mount Meru, the center
of the Buddhist universe.
From Yongyoudian continue north to the fourth hall, Falundian, which is the location for
Lamas reading scriptures and holding Buddhist ceremonies, has a 20-foot (6-m) high
stature of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), the 14th-century founder of the Yellow Hat (Geluk)
sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which is now the dominant school of Tibetan Buddhism. Behind
this statue is a Five-Hundred-Arhat-Hill, a carving make of red sandalwood with statues of
the arhats made from five different metals (gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin). These Arhats
have been shaped in different poses. In front of this Hill is a wooden basin which was said
to have been used for washing the body of Emperor Qianlong three days after his birth.
Elegant large frescos illustrate the life of Sakyamuni stretch around both the east and west
walls.
The final pavilion houses the temple’s prize possession, a Tibeatan-style statue of Maitreya
(the future Buddha), 18m (60 ft.) tall, carved from a single piece of white sandalwook. The
statue is actually built 8m (26ft) into the ground in order to prevent it from toppling over.
The statue was included in the Guinness Book of Records in 1990. The splendid exhibition
of Tibetan Buddhist objects at the temple’s real includes statues of the deities
Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), and the Tibetan equivalent of Guanyin, Chenresig,
alongside ritual objects such as the sceptrelike dorje(thunderbolt) and dril bu(bell),
symbols of the male and female energies.
Spinning a prayer wheel sends a prayer written on coiled paper to heaven. A little yellow
arrow taped to the frame of the wheel reminds worshipers which direction (clockwise) to
spin the wheel.
There are incense burners in front of all the many altars throughout the temple. Shops
lining the entryway to the complex and in the neighboring streets are piled with bundles of
incense sticks for sale for use at the temple.
Large imperial lions are a reminder that the complex was originally the residence of the
man who would become Qing emperor Yongzheng. On ascending the throne in 1723, and
in keeping with tradition, his former home was converted to a temple in 1744. A male lion is
portrayed with his right paw resting on a ball while female lion has left paw fondling a cub.
Above the entrance to each of five main halls, you'll see gold polyglot inscriptions on a
blue background in four languages: Mongolian, Tibetan, Chinese and Manchurian.
Things to look out for in and around each hall include the animals marching on the eaves
of each roof, denoting the rank of the person inside. The more important the building, the
more figures are present. Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City has the highest
number of figures (11 total including the largest figure at the tail, excluding the god riding
the phoenix in the front). Roof guardians are supposed to protect the building from fire and
evils.
Names: Lama Temple (also known as Yonghe Temple, Yonghegong, Yonghe Gong,
Yonghe Lamasery, Harmony and Peace Palace Lamasery, Chinese: 雍和宮)
History: Lama Temple was built in 1694 and originally belonged to the Qing prince Yin
Zhen and most of the complex was converted into a monastery in 1723 when he took the
throne as Emperor Yongzheng. After his death the temple was granted imperial status,
swapping its turquoise glazes tiles for regal yellow ones and became a lamasery for the
‘yellow hat’ Lama sect of Buddhism, housing monks from Tibet and Mongolia.
Features:
- Hall of Heavenly Kings (Devaraja Hall, Tianwangdian, 天王殿)
The first hall has a plump laughing Buddha, Milefo, back-to-back with Wei Tuo, the
Guardian of Buddhist Doctrine. They are flanked by the Four Heavenly Kings who rule over
the earth, one for each point of the compass. They hold the symbols of their divine power,
a umbrella, a sword, a pipa (a chinese music instrument) and a water snake.
- Hall of Eternal Harmony (Yonghe Hall, 雍和宫大殿)
This second hall contains three manifestations of Buddha, representing past (on the west
side, Kasyapa-matanga, 燃灯佛), present (in the middle, Sakyamuni, 释迦牟尼), and future
(on the east side, Maitreya, 弥勒大佛). They are flanked by 18 luohan (arhats, Buddha
disciples, 十八罗汉)-those freed from the cycle of rebirth. The picture on the west wall is of
Avalokitesvara with its thousands of hands and eyes.
- Hall of Eternal Protection (Yongyoudian, 永佑殿)
The third hall was Emperor Yongzheng's living quarters as a prince and the place where
his coffin was placed after his death. Today, a statue of the Bhaisajya-guru (Medicine
Buddha) stands in this hall. Behind the hall is a bronze sculpture of Mount Meru, the center
of the Buddhist universe.
- Hall of the Wheel of Law (Falundian, Falun Hall, Hall of the Wheel of Dhama, 法轮
殿)
From Yongyoudian continue north to the fourth hall, Falundian, which is the location for
Lamas reading scriptures and holding Buddhist ceremonies, has a 20-foot (6-m) high
stature of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), the 14th-century founder of the Yellow Hat (Geluk)
sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which is now the dominant school of Tibetan Buddhism. Behind
this statue is a Five-Hundred-Arhat-Hill, a carving make of red sandalwood with statues of
the arhats made from five different metals (gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin). These Arhats
have been shaped in different poses. In front of this Hill is a wooden basin which was said
to have been used for washing the body of Emperor Qianlong three days after his birth.
Elegant large frescos illustrate the life of Sakyamuni stretch around both the east and west
walls.
- Hall of Ten Thousand Happinesses (Wanfu Pavilion, Wanfu Ge, 万福阁)
The final pavilion houses the temple’s prize possession, a Tibeatan-style statue of Maitreya
(the future Buddha), 18m (60 ft.) tall, carved from a single piece of white sandalwook. The
statue is actually built 8m (26ft) into the ground in order to prevent it from toppling over.
The statue was included in the Guinness Book of Records in 1990. The splendid exhibition
of Tibetan Buddhist objects at the temple’s real includes statues of the deities
Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), and the Tibetan equivalent of Guanyin, Chenresig,
alongside ritual objects such as the sceptrelike dorje(thunderbolt) and dril bu(bell),
symbols of the male and female energies.
- Prayer Wheel
Spinning a prayer wheel sends a prayer written on coiled paper to heaven. A little yellow
arrow taped to the frame of the wheel reminds worshipers which direction (clockwise) to
spin the wheel.
- Incense Burner
There are incense burners in front of all the many altars throughout the temple. Shops
lining the entryway to the complex and in the neighboring streets are piled with bundles of
incense sticks for sale for use at the temple.
- Lion Statue
Large imperial lions are a reminder that the complex was originally the residence of the
man who would become Qing emperor Yongzheng. On ascending the throne in 1723, and
in keeping with tradition, his former home was converted to a temple in 1744. A male lion is
portrayed with his right paw resting on a ball while female lion has left paw fondling a cub.
- Polyglot inscriptions
Above the entrance to each of five main halls, you'll see gold polyglot inscriptions on a
blue background in four languages: Mongolian, Tibetan, Chinese and Manchurian.
- Roof Guardians - Zoomorphic Ornaments - Roof Decoration
Things to look out for in and around each hall include the animals marching on the eaves
of each roof, denoting the rank of the person inside. The more important the building, the
more figures are present. Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City has the highest
number of figures (11 total including the largest figure at the tail, excluding the god riding
the phoenix in the front). Roof guardians are supposed to protect the building from fire and
evils.
雍和宫
雍和宫位于北二环东南隅，是北京地区现存最大的一座藏传佛教寺院。初为清代雍正皇帝登基前的府邸，乾隆年间，改建为喇嘛
庙，成为清政府管理全国喇嘛教事务的中心。1981年正式对外开放。1997年被北京市文物局批准为藏传佛教艺术博物馆。
雍和宫占地面积约66400平方米，以其规模宏大的佛家丛林、帝王宗教活动场所及联系蒙、藏上层的特殊历史作用而闻名于世。
历史上，此处曾为明朝内宫监房，清朝康熙三十三年（1694）改为皇四子胤禛的府邸。康熙四十八年（1709），胤禛晋封为“和
硕雍亲王”，贝勒府随之升为“雍亲王府”。康熙六十一年（1722），康熙帝驾崩，胤禛登基继位。雍正三年（1725），胤禛降旨
将“雍亲王府”升为行宫，赐名“雍和宫”。至乾隆九年（1744）仲春初九日，乾隆皇帝降谕将其父雍正皇帝的潜邸、自己的出生
地——雍和宫辟为藏传佛教格鲁派寺院。改庙以后的雍和宫则发展成为藏区域外佛学传播的中心之一，香火延续至今已有260余
年。雍和宫南北约跨400米，是由三座精致的牌坊和雍和门殿，雍和宫殿、永佑殿、法轮殿、万福阁、绥成殿等六进大殿和七进
院落组成。东西两厢设有讲经殿、时轮殿、药师殿、密宗殿，雅木达嘎楼，照佛楼，及被辟作文物展室的戒台楼、班禅楼。建筑
布局严谨，气势宏伟。寺内石狮、宝坊、殿宇、亭台、楼阁俱全。油漆彩画，金碧辉煌。不仅是中国寺院建筑形式的完整体现，
还有汉藏建筑风格的完美结合。雍和宫的大经堂——法轮殿，其建筑的顶部即是仿西藏建筑的风格，五座琉璃镏金宝瓶状的天窗
顶饰，加强了古刹的神韵更显庄严华美。雍和宫各殿堂供有众多的佛像、唐卡及大量珍贵文物，其中紫檀木雕刻的五百罗汉山，
金丝楠木雕龙的大佛龛和十八米高的白檀木大佛成为雍和宫木雕工艺的三绝，以大、奇、精著称。藏品中，有许多是十六世纪以
来西藏上层人士、大德高僧进献给皇室和本庙的珍贵礼品，具有极高的历史与艺术价值。解放后，人民政府对这座古庙极为重
视，多次拨款进行修缮。这座向世界敞开的藏传佛教寺院，以其神秘、博大、灿烂的文化内涵令人瞩目。
雍和宫自改建成藏传佛教格鲁派寺院始，在继承佛教传统佛日的基础上订立了有自己的节庆日，沿袭至今。除了农历每月的初
一、初十、十五、三十上午例行法会外，每年还有重大的法事活动。农历正月二十三至二月初一的《大愿祈祷法会》，是雍和宫
最隆重的节庆之一，法会要跳《金刚驱魔神舞》或称跳布扎，俗称“打鬼”，以驱逐邪祟，祈求吉祥。农历四月十三至十五的《千
供法会》是释迦牟尼佛祖诞生、成佛、涅磐三期同庆之日，称为佛吉祥日。阳历九月二十四至三十的《大威德坛城法会》，僧众
以修习佛法借金刚威猛之势驱除无明烦恼，祈祷国泰民安。农历十月二十五的《宗喀巴大师上师供法会》又名燃灯节。宗喀巴大
师是藏传佛教格鲁派的创始人，是著名的宗教改革家，在大师圆寂纪念日里，雍和宫僧人为大师上千盏供灯，寓意千灯普照，大
放光明。
代表性景点：
1．法轮殿
是僧人举行大型宗教活动的场所。主供藏传佛教格鲁派创始人宗喀巴大师的镏金铜像，两侧设其两大传世弟子班禅大师与达
赖喇嘛的宝座。十世班禅与十一世班禅大师均在此为众僧讲经说法，摩顶赐福。
2．弥勒大佛
万福阁是一座飞檐三重、结构最为复杂雄伟的建筑。内立木质弥勒（梵文音译）大佛，高18米，制作于乾隆十三年至十五年
（1748-1750）。相传为七世达赖喇嘛所献白檀巨木所雕。1990年8月被载入世界吉尼斯纪录大全。1992年，耗资50万人民币对
大佛进行了修缮贴金。1993年举行了隆重的弥勒大佛开光典礼。
3．《喇嘛说》四体文碑
雍和宫内有一著名碑亭，亭内立一方形石碑。高6.2米、每面宽1.45米，四面分别刻满、汉、蒙、藏四种文字的《喇嘛
说》。内立活佛转世，金瓶掣签制度。是清代加强藏传佛教事务管理“安藏辑藩，定国家清平之基于永久”的重要文献。此碑立于
乾隆五十七年（1792）。
电话：010-64044499
门票：25元
地址：北京市东城区雍和宫大街12号
交通路线：乘13、116、117、807、44路公交车至雍和宫站下车即到；或乘地铁至雍和宫站下车即到
雍和宫位于北二环东南隅，是北京地区现存最大的一座藏传佛教寺院。初为清代雍正皇帝登基前的府邸，乾隆年间，改建为喇嘛
庙，成为清政府管理全国喇嘛教事务的中心。1981年正式对外开放。1997年被北京市文物局批准为藏传佛教艺术博物馆。
雍和宫占地面积约66400平方米，以其规模宏大的佛家丛林、帝王宗教活动场所及联系蒙、藏上层的特殊历史作用而闻名于世。
历史上，此处曾为明朝内宫监房，清朝康熙三十三年（1694）改为皇四子胤禛的府邸。康熙四十八年（1709），胤禛晋封为“和
硕雍亲王”，贝勒府随之升为“雍亲王府”。康熙六十一年（1722），康熙帝驾崩，胤禛登基继位。雍正三年（1725），胤禛降旨
将“雍亲王府”升为行宫，赐名“雍和宫”。至乾隆九年（1744）仲春初九日，乾隆皇帝降谕将其父雍正皇帝的潜邸、自己的出生
地——雍和宫辟为藏传佛教格鲁派寺院。改庙以后的雍和宫则发展成为藏区域外佛学传播的中心之一，香火延续至今已有260余
年。雍和宫南北约跨400米，是由三座精致的牌坊和雍和门殿，雍和宫殿、永佑殿、法轮殿、万福阁、绥成殿等六进大殿和七进
院落组成。东西两厢设有讲经殿、时轮殿、药师殿、密宗殿，雅木达嘎楼，照佛楼，及被辟作文物展室的戒台楼、班禅楼。建筑
布局严谨，气势宏伟。寺内石狮、宝坊、殿宇、亭台、楼阁俱全。油漆彩画，金碧辉煌。不仅是中国寺院建筑形式的完整体现，
还有汉藏建筑风格的完美结合。雍和宫的大经堂——法轮殿，其建筑的顶部即是仿西藏建筑的风格，五座琉璃镏金宝瓶状的天窗
顶饰，加强了古刹的神韵更显庄严华美。雍和宫各殿堂供有众多的佛像、唐卡及大量珍贵文物，其中紫檀木雕刻的五百罗汉山，
金丝楠木雕龙的大佛龛和十八米高的白檀木大佛成为雍和宫木雕工艺的三绝，以大、奇、精著称。藏品中，有许多是十六世纪以
来西藏上层人士、大德高僧进献给皇室和本庙的珍贵礼品，具有极高的历史与艺术价值。解放后，人民政府对这座古庙极为重
视，多次拨款进行修缮。这座向世界敞开的藏传佛教寺院，以其神秘、博大、灿烂的文化内涵令人瞩目。
雍和宫自改建成藏传佛教格鲁派寺院始，在继承佛教传统佛日的基础上订立了有自己的节庆日，沿袭至今。除了农历每月的初
一、初十、十五、三十上午例行法会外，每年还有重大的法事活动。农历正月二十三至二月初一的《大愿祈祷法会》，是雍和宫
最隆重的节庆之一，法会要跳《金刚驱魔神舞》或称跳布扎，俗称“打鬼”，以驱逐邪祟，祈求吉祥。农历四月十三至十五的《千
供法会》是释迦牟尼佛祖诞生、成佛、涅磐三期同庆之日，称为佛吉祥日。阳历九月二十四至三十的《大威德坛城法会》，僧众
以修习佛法借金刚威猛之势驱除无明烦恼，祈祷国泰民安。农历十月二十五的《宗喀巴大师上师供法会》又名燃灯节。宗喀巴大
师是藏传佛教格鲁派的创始人，是著名的宗教改革家，在大师圆寂纪念日里，雍和宫僧人为大师上千盏供灯，寓意千灯普照，大
放光明。
代表性景点：
1．法轮殿
是僧人举行大型宗教活动的场所。主供藏传佛教格鲁派创始人宗喀巴大师的镏金铜像，两侧设其两大传世弟子班禅大师与达
赖喇嘛的宝座。十世班禅与十一世班禅大师均在此为众僧讲经说法，摩顶赐福。
2．弥勒大佛
万福阁是一座飞檐三重、结构最为复杂雄伟的建筑。内立木质弥勒（梵文音译）大佛，高18米，制作于乾隆十三年至十五年
（1748-1750）。相传为七世达赖喇嘛所献白檀巨木所雕。1990年8月被载入世界吉尼斯纪录大全。1992年，耗资50万人民币对
大佛进行了修缮贴金。1993年举行了隆重的弥勒大佛开光典礼。
3．《喇嘛说》四体文碑
雍和宫内有一著名碑亭，亭内立一方形石碑。高6.2米、每面宽1.45米，四面分别刻满、汉、蒙、藏四种文字的《喇嘛
说》。内立活佛转世，金瓶掣签制度。是清代加强藏传佛教事务管理“安藏辑藩，定国家清平之基于永久”的重要文献。此碑立于
乾隆五十七年（1792）。
电话：010-64044499
门票：25元
地址：北京市东城区雍和宫大街12号
交通路线：乘13、116、117、807、44路公交车至雍和宫站下车即到；或乘地铁至雍和宫站下车即到
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Location Map of Lama Temple (Yong He Gong) - Beijing