Deyangshar

The deyangshar of the Potala. Facing the White Palace

Deyangshar is the name given to the central open courtyard of a monastery in Tibet and parts of Myanmar where it is used for prayer, ceremonies, burning incense, and to divide the living quarters from the temple. A well-known example is the Potala Palace of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, where the great palacial monastery is divided into a white and a red palace with a yellow painted deyangshar separating to two sectors. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Li, J. (2016). Tibet in Agony: Lhasa 1959. Harvard University Press. pp. 84, 248. ISBN   978-0674088894.
2. Barnett, Robert, ed. (2020). Forbidden Memory: Tibet During the Cultural Revolution. Potomac Books. p. 19. ISBN   978-1612349695.