Lamalin Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Buchu, Nyingchi County, about 26km southeast from Bayi Town. Buchu Lamalin is the biggest and most important Buddhist temple in the Nyingchi area. Lamalin Monastery belongs to the Nyingma, meaning that their lineages go back to the first transmission of Buddhism from India to Tibet circa 750 CE. The Nyingma Sect (the Red Sect) incorporated many of the traditions of the native Tibetan Bon religion which keeps local nature spirits.The whole monastery looks like a Mandala. Surrounded by mountains in three directions and facing the delta at the mouth of the Minyanghe River, the monastery is built on the third flights of relief by the left bank of the lower reaches of the river. The whole temple is made of wood and stone. The architectural design of the monastery is ingenious and solemn for its unique style. The chapel, in a square...