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- Lukhang (Tib. klu khang, residence of Nagas), formally Zongdag Lukhang (Tib. rdzong bdag klu khang, residence of Nagas, lords of the castle and administered territory) is the name of a secret temple of Lozang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama.
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Lukhang means ‘Temple to the Serpent Spirits’ and has its origins in a vision that came to Tibet’s Fifth Dalai Lama (1617–1682). A serpent-like water deity called a lu appeared to him during his meditations and warned that construction of the Potala Palace was disturbing its subterranean realm.
Lukhang (Tib. klu khang, residence of Nagas), formally Zongdag Lukhang (Tib. rdzong bdag klu khang , residence of Nagas, lords of the castle and administered territory ) is the name of a secret temple of Lozang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama.
Lukhang (Tibetan: ཀླུ་ཁང, Wylie: klu khang, residence of Nagas), formally Dzongyab Lukhang (Tibetan: རྫོང་རྒྱབ་ཀླུ་ཁང, Wylie: rdzong rgyab klu khang), residence of Nagas, lords of the castle and administered territory [?]) is the name of a secret temple of Lozang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama.
Taking inspiration from a series of intricate murals that adorn the walls of the Lukhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, the exhibition showcases over 120 outstanding objects from collections around the world that illuminate the secrets of the temple, once used exclusively by Tibet’s Dalai Lamas - secret temple.
Lukhang (Tib. klu khang, residence of Nagas), formally Zongdag Lukhang (Tib. rdzong bdag klu khang [?], residence of Nagas, lords of the castle and administered territory [?]) is the name of a secret temple of Lozang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama. Three walls of the temple are covered with murals of yogis engaged in their exercises.
Dalai Lamas’ Potala Palace, the Lukhang could originally only be reached by boat. The temple’s symmetrical design and ascending levels form a three-dimensional mandala, a Buddhist representation of the integral harmony of the cosmos and the human psyche. This ideal of harmony is further reflected in the Lukhang’s integration of three
Accordingly, it is called the Naga Palace behind the Fortress: Dzonggyab Lui Podrang or, in short, Lukhang, literally meaning the House of the Serpents. The picturesque building is famous for its unique and exquisite paintings depicting the most secret. meditation. practices (fig. 2). 1.
