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Repair work on Taer Monastery, one of the six best known monasteries of the Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, was launched on Thursday, the third initiative since 1992.

这是国家投资3600万元维修的塔尔寺大金瓦殿(4月16日摄)。 近年来,国家投入上亿元资金对青海塔尔寺、瞿昙寺、隆务寺等藏传佛教寺院进行大规模维修,使这些有着数百年历史的藏传佛教古寺得到有效保护。其中,国家对我国藏传佛教格鲁派(黄教)六大寺院之一的塔尔寺已投入近亿元维修经费。2008年,国家文物局再次拨款修缮塔尔寺文殊菩萨殿等四组建筑群。 新华社记者嘎玛摄

Maintenance and restoration of two major buildings in the 400-year-old monastery in the northwestern province of Qinghai would be completed next year.

However, when to kick off the second stage to repair two other key constructions will depend on the current work progress, according to the project administration office.

China conducted a four-year large-scale repair in the monastery in 1992 at a cost of 37 million yuan (5.3 million U.S. dollars). The second project was launched in 2001 on a main palace, involving more than 30 million yuan.

The new repair has received 25 million yuan from the central government.

"On behalf of all living buddhas and buddhists, I want to express gratitude to the efforts that the Party and the government have made in protecting religion and national cultural heritages," said Zungkang, a living buddha in charge of the monastery's administration.

Construction of the monastery, 27 kilometers south of the provincial capital Xining, began in 1560 to honor Tson-Khapa, founder of the Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, and also the mentor of the 1st Panchan Lama and Dalai Lama.

It is noted for the architectural brilliance of its halls and rooms and about 20,000 religious paintings, appliques and yak butter sculptures.

The monastery has undergone various damage in fires, earthquakes, landslides and foundation subsidence in the past four centuries.

 4月16日,两名工人在塔尔寺九间殿进行维修工作。 近年来,国家投入上亿元资金对青海塔尔寺、瞿昙寺、隆务寺等藏传佛教寺院进行大规模维修,使这些有着数百年历史的藏传佛教古寺得到有效保护。其中,国家对我国藏传佛教格鲁派(黄教)六大寺院之一的塔尔寺已投入近亿元维修经费。2008年,国家文物局再次拨款修缮塔尔寺文殊菩萨殿等四组建筑群。 新华社记者嘎玛摄

 4月16日,工人在青海塔尔寺进行维修工作。 近年来,国家投入上亿元资金对青海塔尔寺、瞿昙寺、隆务寺等藏传佛教寺院进行大规模维修,使这些有着数百年历史的藏传佛教古寺得到有效保护。其中,国家对我国藏传佛教格鲁派(黄教)六大寺院之一的塔尔寺已投入近亿元维修经费。2008年,国家文物局再次拨款修缮塔尔寺文殊菩萨殿等四组建筑群。 新华社记者嘎玛摄

(Xinhua News Agency April 18, 2008)

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