SHALU MONASTERY was originally built in the
11 th century by Jetsun Sherap Jungne of Shangshung
and renovated with monastery extension in
15 th century by Gonpopel, Drakpa Gyeltsen
and Buton Rinchendrup with the financial aids,
provided by the Mongolian Emperor, Oljadu.
Shalu’s construction style is differed
from those of other monasteries in Tibet that
it has a Chinese style roof, made of yellow
and green glazed turquoise tiles with porcelain
relief carvings and it murals are painted
in Niwari, Chinese and Tibetan styles. The
monastery is three storeys high and it has
one assembly hall with some chapels on both
ground and upper floors. The main object of
the monastery is the black stone statue of
Chenresig Kasrapani. Shalu has 65 monks nowadays. |
