Seda Brief Introduction and Attractions

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Located at the northwest plateau area in Sichuan Province, Seda county features with grassland, lakes, rivers and Tibetan atmosphere and is well known for Larongsi Wuming Buddhist Academy, red sect temples, Tianzang Funeral and other attractions. With complex topography and landforms at an altitude of over 4000m, the best time to visit Seda is the months from May to October. In the Legend, there is a horse-shaped gold being ever discovered in the vast beautiful grassland around, so calling it "Jinma", the meaning of Seda in Tibetan language.

Seda county is far away from Chengdu, about 780km. Till today, it is not very convenient to get there, and tourist can only spend 17 hours to take regular long-distance bus or rent a private car there. However, because of the strong atmosphere of Buddhism, Seda is considered to be one of popular destinations in the 3rd Pole.

The Famous Attractions in Seda

Larong Wuming Buddhist Academy (喇荣五明佛学院)

Seda Larong Wuming Buddhist Academy is situated at the Larong Valley with an altitude around 3700 meters, about 20 kilometers away from Seda county. It was established by Khenpo Jinmei Pengcuo in 1980. It grows up rapidly in several decades, and becomes the biggest Buddhist academy in the world. In the Academy, ten thousands of Lamas and Juemus can be accommodated at the same time. Around it are thousands of red houses for the Buddhists and lay Buddhists.

Add: Larong Valley, 20km away from Seda County

Larong Wuming Buddhist Academy

Tancheng (坛城)

Tancheng, also named Mandala in Sanskrit, means "essence" and "Buddhism pith". It symbolizes the origin of the universe and is the epitome of the Gods' lodging place. This Tancheng has three floors: first floor is the corridor for Turning Scripture with 108 prayer wheels; second floor is also for Turning Scripture. There are twenty-three Buddhist pray halls in all. Walking around Tancheng can bring a large harvest, remove disaster and reduce diseases.

Add: the highest point of the mountain slope where the Academy is located.

Tancheng

Tianzang Site or Situolin (天葬台 or 尸陀林)

Situolin, also named the forest of corpse or Tianzang Site, is the place where the Master practice the Tianzang funeral. In Situolin, there is a huge stone pagoda of prince of Dharma. Before the Tianzang, the corpse is placed at the stone which was brought back from India. At around 13:00, the Tianzang funeral starts, the Master dissects corpse to loaf and then the vultures fly to eat. The Tianzang process is considered to the most solemn and sacred. It means the soul of the dead goes to the heaven.

Add: 5km away from Wuming Buddhist Academy

Tianzang Site or Situolin

Geletuo Leqiong (歌乐沱勒穷)

Geletuo Leqing is located Geletuo Township, Seda County. In Tibetan language, Leqiong means "the Holy Land". It is the holy mountain in the snow-covered plateau and famous for the "Immortal Rock" and grottoes. In the grottoes, the cave walls show colorful murals and figures of Buddha with the lights reflecting from the flowing water.

Add: Jinma Grassland, Geletuo Township, northwest of Seda County

Dongga Temple (东嘎寺)

Dongga Temple is the famous temple of the red sect Nyingmapa. It was listed as one of the three main temples in Seda and considered as the first one in the thirteen temples. The temple is located at the holy mountain like a white sea snail and is a Siheyuan in style. There are two scripture halls, retreat temple, three Labozhang and hundreds of Buddhists' houses. In the scripture halls, there is a statue of Shakyamuni, murals, red pillars with carved dragon and designs. The color is gorgeous and dazzing, the atmosphere is solemn and magnificent momentum.

Add: Jiefang Village, Seke Towan, about 6km away from Seda county

Dongga Temple

Laze Temple (拉则寺)

Laze Temple is one of the most famous temples of red sect of Tibetan Buddhism in Seda county, and even in the Tibetan regions. At first, it was a temple of Bonpo religion and changed into red sect temple by the first living Buddha Yixishengge. In the temple, the cultural relics are very much and are preserved well.

Add: Jiaxue Township, 108km away from southeast of Seda County

Dengdengqudeng Pagoda (邓登曲登佛塔)

The Pagoda is also called Anti-Devil Pagoda. It was established by Gaduo and Suolang Luowu in order to drive away evil spirits, remove the disaster, deliver all living creatures from torment, keep the peace and prosperity. Its structure is stone and wood. It is the symbol of the local nomad's wisdom and attracts many visitors from all corners of the country.

Add: Seke Town, about 1.5km away from Seda county

Dengdengqudeng Pagoda