Buddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship. Tsurpu Monastery, 4,300 meters above the sea level, is located in Doilungdeqen County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Founded in 1189, it serves as the traditional seat of the Karma Kagyupa, or "White Hat Sect," of Tibetan Buddhism.

Buddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship[Photo/Chinanews.com]

 
BuddhaBuddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship[Photo/Chinanews.com]

Buddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship[Photo/Chinanews.com]

Buddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship[Photo/Chinanews.com]

Buddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship[Photo/Chinanews.com]

Buddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship[Photo/Chinanews.com]

Buddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship[Photo/Chinanews.com]

Buddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship[Photo/Chinanews.com]

Buddha painting unfolding ceremony is held at Tsurpu Monastery on June 10. Monks and Buddhist believers carried huge Padmasambhava-themed Thangka paintings to the Buddha-sunning platform in the courtyard amid long solemn religious trumpet, attracting pilgrims from China and abroad to worship[Photo/Chinanews.com]