Lukhang

Lukhang Temple mural depicting Dzogchen anuyoga practices such as tummo which work with the subtle body channels

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. Three walls of the temple are covered with murals of yogis engaged in their exercises.

• One wall of murals illustrates a commentary by Longchenpa on a Dzogchen tantra Rigpa Rangshar , interpreted according to the 5th Dalai Lama's experience of practice. The murals show characteristic visions of the secret practice of tögal.
• Another wall shows eight manifestations of Guru Padmasambhava and eighty four main Mahasiddhas.
• The third wall illustrates positions and movements of Yantra Yoga.

The temple is situated on a small island on a lake behind the Potala palace in Lhasa.

References

• The Crystal and The Way of Light. Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. Compiled and Edited by John Shane, Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, NY, USA, 2000, ISBN   1-55939-135-9, pp. 82–87, 190, 191.
• The Dalai Lama's Secret Temple: Tantric wall paintings from Tibet, Ian A.Baker; Thames & Hudson, Year: 2011, ISBN   9780500289617

External links

• http://www.asianart.com/articles/baker/ The Lukhang: a hidden temple in Tibet
• http://www.asianart.com/shalu/lukhang/ SHALU Association: THE LUKHANG TEMPLE