坐大巴游甘丹寺

清晨7点的宇拓路大巴集合点， 天还黑着， 霓虹亮着， 司机们叫唤着一声声， 桑耶桑耶…沉睡的记忆被唤醒… 不过这次我去的是格鲁祖庭甘丹寺。

7:30发车，9:30到达寺庙，笃悠悠在餐厅吃碗牛肉面喝壶甜茶后开始绕寺。

寺庙依山而建， 但是主体建筑感觉很密集甚至有些逼仄， 略显杂乱。外表布局上平平无奇， 不像同样在山巅的噶举祖庭洛卓沃龙寺那么气势宏大殿内金碧辉煌，也不像桑耶寺充满了艺术气息。

上上下下把主要殿堂包括措钦大殿，灵塔殿，辨经场等朝拜一遍后就差不多到了大巴集合时间了， 没有时间再去宗喀巴大师的闭关处以及后山其他殊甚的宗教古迹，留待下次吧。

回程大巴上， 晒着阳光，听着后排藏族大姐口中若有似无的诵经声，放松地打了瞌睡…

At the bus gathering point on Yutuo Road at 7 am, the sky was still dark, but neon lights were shining, and the drivers were calling out one by one, “Sang Ye Sang Ye…” The slumbering memories were being awakened… However, this time I went to the Gandan Monastery – the ancestral temple of Gelug School.

The trip departs at 7:30 and arrives at the temple by 9:30. After leisurely enjoying a bowl of beef noodle soup and a cup of sweet tea in the dining hall, I began to explore the temple.

The temple is built along the slope of a mountain, but the main structure feels quite dense and even somewhat cramped, giving it a somewhat chaotic appearance. The layout on the exterior is unremarkable, unlike the Luo Zhuo wo long Monastery, which is also situated on a mountain peak and has a grand and opulent interior, or the Sang Ye Monastery, which is filled with artistic elements.

After going up and down and paying homage to the main halls, including the Cuo Qing Great Hall, the Ling-ta Hall, and the Debate Grounds, it was almost time for the bus pickup. There was no time to visit the retreat site of Guru Tsongkhapa or other significant religious sites in the back mountains. This would have to wait for another visit.

On the return bus ride, basking in the sunlight, and listening to the faint chanting coming from the Tibetan woman seated in the back, I felt relaxed and dozed off…