DRAGON PARK

In the park behind the Palace, on the dragon lake, there is an island often hidden by the vegetation and accessible by a small Chinese bridge. This is where the little temple of the Naga stands in this haven of peace. From 1986 to 1990, he sheltered a school where very young children learned to write Tibetan.

The dragon lake was made artificially to fill the hole left after the Palace construction (the mortar needed a lot of land). The 6 ^th Dalai Lama decided to build a sanctuary dedicated to the king of the Naga where he used to retire to meditate. It is a small three storey square building in a mandala style.

This small temple has exceptional murals that were unfortunately coated and coated. They represent the postures of the six Yogas yogas, and the energy channels (nadis). On the other wall, we recognize the peaceful and other divinités deities of the Members. The last wall includes the representations of the 80 Mahasiddhas and 25 Guru Rinpoche disciples, as well as the stages of construction of Samyé (the oldest Tibetan monastery). The first floor is devoted to the main image of Luwang Gyalpo, the king of the Naga on the coiffe of snakes, who spent his life to teach them.