About Tibet Shoton Festival

Shoton Festival was held in Deyangxag of the Potala Palace, when it was partly renovated. Later on, when Norbu Lingka became the Summer Palace of the Dalai Lama, it was the major theater of the Shoton Festival.

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Over the past 200 years, Lhasa was known for its Zhaibung Shoton, Potala Shoton and Norbu Lingka Shoton, with the latter the most important.  However, the festival began with a display of the giant painting of Buddha in the Zhaibung Monastery.

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On that day, about 70,000 people swarmed to Gengwopeize Mountain, where Zhaibung, the largest monastery in Tibet, is located. A grand ritual would be held for displaying the painting of Buddha. Chinese Folklores & Festivals Website

As the Buddhist horns were blown to raise a din that echoed through the valley where the people had gathered, close to 100 monks carried a roll of silk painting of Qamba Buddha out of the Coqen Hall of Zhaibung Monastery. They went direct to the place from where the painting would be rolled down the slope; tree branches were burnt to create auspicious smoke; and the people recited sutras. 

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