Lukhang

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Lukhang ({{bo|t=ཀླུ་ཁང|w=klu khang}}, residence of Nagas), formally Dzongyab Lukhang ({{bo|t=རྫོང་རྒྱབ་ཀླུ་ཁང|w=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.

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}}