Why are most of the temples and palaces in Tibet built on cliffs, shining golden under the sunlight?

There are three theories for this. One is the Tibetan people's worship of mountains, the other is because they believe that higher temples can better contact the gods, and the third is for defense. In Tibet, most temples and palaces are built on high cliffs. For example, the magnificent Potala Palace is built on the Red Mountain. Because Red Mountain is an isolated mountain, from a distance, the Potala Palace looks like a palace in the sky, standing there like this, shining in the sun.

However, there are actually many palaces built on mountains like the Potala Palace, such as Yongbulakang, Kajiu Temple, Gyantse Castle, Zizhu Temple and even the Guge Dynasty. Built on a mountain. Among them, Yumbulakang is the first palace in Tibet and is the place where all the holy monks in Tibet can practice. Because it is built on the top of a mountain, it looks quite majestic. This kind of architecture is called cliff-style architecture, which is unique to Tibet.

Tibetans have an almost crazy worship of mountains. They admire mountains and nature, so they are willing to integrate buildings and mountains, which seem to be natural, which allows them to better Go with nature. Moreover, they believe that high mountains are closer to the sky than flat bottoms, and God lives in the sky. The higher the mountain, the closer it is to the sky, and the closer it is to God. In this way, they can strengthen their faith, let God hear their voices, worship God better, and communicate with God. You can listen to God's response, then purify your mind and sublimate your soul.

Moreover, building temples and palaces on mountains also helped with defense. Because you are condescending, standing on the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of everything below. In this way, if an army comes to attack, it can also use the terrain to form a situation that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. To sum up, these are the reasons why Tibetan temples and palaces are built on cliffs.