When is the best time to visit Zharu Temple?
The best time to visit Zharu Temple: Aba’s climate has obvious plateau climate characteristics, that is, cool summers and autumns, and severe cold winters and springs; it also has obvious alpine canyon climate characteristics, that is, as the altitude increases from the canyon to rise, while the temperature continues to fall. Due to the local geographical environment and climate conditions, the best time to travel to Aba is during the summer and autumn, that is, between June and October every year. The combined effects of climate, man-made, history, customs and other factors make Aba Some important tourism festivals and ethnic festivals in the prefecture are also concentrated in summer and autumn, such as the International Panda Festival in September every year, the Jiarong Tibetan Flower Viewing Festival from June to September, and the Ruoer Festival from July to August. Gayadun Festival and Xianglong Festival, Yak Cultural Festival in July and Zhachong Festival in Aba County, and Zangbala Festival in Rangtang County on August 49, etc.
Zharu Temple is located under the Baojing Cliff of Zharu Valley in Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve. According to Tibetan historical records, it has a history of more than a thousand years. The full name in Tibetan is "Ranwu Gongpa Tashi Phuntso Ridge", or "Ranwu Gongpa" for short. Because the temple is located in Zharu Valley, it is called "Zharu Temple" in Chinese. Zharu Temple belongs to the "Benbo" sect of Tibetan Buddhism and historically belongs to "Benkarakang".
The 21st Benkaden added the Living Buddha, and under the guidance of a khenpo in Mairi, Tibet, it was moved to the foot of Baojing Cliff in Zharugou in 1573 AD. After the reconstruction and expansion of the temple by Benka in the past dynasties, by the 1950s, the temple had formed a relatively large scale: the temple covered an area of 15,200 square meters, with multiple large and small sutra halls, a tea room, a warehouse, a guest room, and a sutra collection room. There are more than sixty monk rooms. Important legal instruments, cultural relics, Buddha statues, Buddhist scriptures and other properties are worth hundreds of millions of yuan. There are 129 monks, 2 living Buddhas, more than 40 religious villages, and more than 6,000 religious people.
The rebellion in the Tibetan area of Aba Prefecture in 1956 caused serious damage to the temple's buildings and major cultural relics. In 1986, the head of the Sichuan Religious Affairs Bureau made a detailed investigation into the situation of Zharu Temple and agreed to restore Zharu Temple. With part of the state funding and donations from the public, Zharu Temple was able to gradually recover. After reconstruction and restoration, Zharu Temple is now of a large scale: it covers an area of 14,510 square meters. The temple currently has 1 living Buddha and 61 monks.
The temple holds four Buddhist activities every year, namely: the first is "Liangmei Duqin", which is held from the third to the sixth day of the first lunar month; the second is "Ma Yi Zhuqin", which is held The time is from the 7th to the 16th of April; the third time is "Lang Yaodong Que", which is held from May 14th to 16th; the fourth time is "Gu Duo", which is held on September 27th Until the 29th.
Zharu Temple often holds religious activities and holds temple fairs every year. In addition to the Tibetan New Year Festival on the first day of the first lunar month, there is also the Zhuanshan Festival in religious terms. On the 15th day of each month in the lunar calendar, the busiest day is the 15th day of the first lunar month. Men, women, old and young from all villages in Jiuzhaigou, as well as some Tibetans from Baihe District and Songpan County, put on festive costumes, bring wine and food, and walk around the "Ten Thousand Mountains". You can go around the Zhayizhaga Mountain in a counterclockwise direction, and you can also ride a horse. Continuously walking around the mountainside chanting sutras. People also toasted to each other and devoutly took three steps to kowtow once. It takes one day to go around the base of the mountain, and three days to get to the top.
There are divine water waterfalls in the middle of the mountain and at the foot of the mountain, where you can wash your hands, face or take a bath. Some people ask monks to sprinkle water on their heads, thinking that it can wash away the dirt and bring good luck. In 1995, Zharu Temple was included in the cultural relics protection unit at the county level and above. Zharu Temple is located in the Jiuzhaigou Biosphere Reserve. As a Tibetan cultural heritage, the temple has three functions: religious, educational and cultural.