Dharma Temple is also translated as Dam Temple or Ram Temple, and some people translate it as Dalmu Temple. According to legend, when Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, she thought that this place was a treasure of feng shui, so she entrusted it

"Rumbu

"Build a temple here. The most striking thing in the temple is the skull wall. There are various theories about the origin of the Skull Wall. Ngawang Tenzin, the celestial burial master, said: Leaving the skull and building it into a wall is nothing more than a warning to the living to do more good deeds and have few worldly thoughts, no matter who they are, it is nothing more than this when they die. The skull wall is built on the hillside near the temple, and the main entrance faces the Dharma Temple. The skull wall is in a Tibetan-style courtyard, and the gate is closed, except for a small side door that must be bowed to enter. Walking into the courtyard, there is a small courtyard composed of three walls about two meters high, with more than 20 square meters. There are wooden lattices on the walls, and a human skull is neatly arranged in each cell. On the wall, a human skull is layered on top of each other, forming a long wall of skulls. The skeletons on the wall are the ultimate version of human life, and those pair of swarthy eyes are looking at me, telling people that their present is my future? They were as hopeful and energetic as I was. The courtyard of the skull wall is not large, and there is a gate in the west and south of the courtyard. The west gate is used for the living, the south gate is the entrance for carrying the corpses, and the north is a bungalow for the monks who chant and pray for the deceased, and various Buddha statues and scriptures are also enshrined in the house. There is a stupa on the east and west sides of the corridor. The front door and window of the courtyard were full of deputies

"Heaven, earth, water, fire, wind

"Five-colored prayer flags and some prayer cloths. The Skull Wall is a product of celestial burials. Regarding celestial burials, Tibetan Buddhism believes that lighting mulberry smoke is to pave the colorful road, and respectfully invite the empty mother to the heavenly burial platform, and the body as an offering, to offer to the gods, pray for the sins of the deceased during their lifetime, and ask the gods to bring their souls to the heavenly realm. Sky burial is a peculiar burial custom in the eyes of the world today, but it is a way for Tibetans to harmonize the relationship between man and nature through sky burial. Standing in the middle of the skull wall and looking at the skulls one by one, one can't help but feel a kind of sacredness. It's no wonder that some people say it's a deep philosophy and a mysterious legend.

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