Lama Temple - Hall of the Buddhist Wheel

(Local Name: Falun Dian) The Hall of the Buddhist Wheel (Falun Dian) is the teaching and assembly hall of the monastery. The interior is dominated by a 6m/20ft tall statue of Tsnongkhaba. At either side are two thrones covered in golden yellow which are prepared for the Dalai Lama and the Patschen Lama. Sacred manuscripts of Lamaism are kept underneath large murals. Behind Tsongkhaba is the hill of the 500 Luohan (original monks). The hill is beautifully carved from sandalwood and the figures are made from gold, silver, bronze, iron and tin.