Ramoche Temple
ར་མོ་ཆེ། 小昭寺
A temple founded under Princess Wencheng, housing the Jowo Akshobhya statue brought by Princess Tritsun, another wife of Songtsen Gampo.
Ramoche Temple and the Jokhang were both built in the Tibetan Empire period in the 7th century, under the direction of Princess Wencheng. The temple gate faces east, which expresses her homesickness. The main image is an eight-year-old life-size statue of Akshobhya, which tradition says Princess Tritsun brought from Nepal. The statue was once exchanged with the twelve-year-old life-size Jowo Shakyamuni in the Jokhang. Ramoche is now the seat of the Gelug Upper Tantric College, and monks chant sutras in the early morning. Admission is about 20 to 30 yuan. The temple lies about 500 meters north of the Jokhang, on the north side of Barkhor Street, and can be visited on foot together with the Jokhang and Tromsikhang.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Tromsikhang Market
- Guangming Sweet Tea House
- Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Street
- Makye Ame
- Ani Tsankhung Nunnery
- Lukhang Park
- Potala Palace
- Potala Palace Square