Dazhao Temple, ‘Wuliang Si (Infinite Temple)’ in Chinese, is the oldest building and the largest temple in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. The construction of the temple was completed in 1580 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and it is therefore the oldest Lamaist Buddhist temple in Inner Mongolia.
Inside the temple, we came across several statues, representing the gods. They look very “foreign” to us. One of these in vivid colors, which we totally cannot relate to is shown above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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… it looks like a Mahakala, an angry manifestation of Avalokiteshvara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahakala)
Hi bert0001, thanks for the information. There were 4 similar statues in the temple. This one is the most impressive. Regards, Michael
What a lovely picture of a very colourful God…
Hi bulldogsturf, I too was stunned by the colors! Michael
Very colorful … but very scary !!! Do they have Halloween in China ????!! Only joking. Can’t say I like this photo, even if you done a good job.
I must admit this photo is quite scary. He seems to be more from the underworld and I can’t relate this image to anything I have seen. Regards, Michael
it’s a brilliant photo !!!
Thank you Viveka!
Well am sure Mongolia is totally foreign to most of us. Very interesting! I wish I could go there someday.
I have not yet been to Mongolia, but I understand there are some similarities between Inner Mongolia (part of China) and Mongolia ( an independent country). I would also like to visit Mongolia someday!