Lamp festival meets yak butter: A tapestry of Tibetan tradition

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Publish Time: 2025-12-22 Author: From: CGTN

The Butter Lamp Festival, which falls annually on the 25th day of the 10th month of the Tibetan calendar, commemorates the Tibetan Buddhist master Tsong Khapa, founder of the Gelug School. It is one of the most important annual holidays for Tibetans in Xizang and other parts of western China.

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<h2>A monk lights butter lamps during the Butter Lamp Festival at the Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, December 14, 2025. /CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>A believer pours melted yak butter into lamp holders during the Butter Lamp Festival at the Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, December 14, 2025. /CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>A view of Jokhang Temple during the Butter Lamp Festival in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, December 14, 2025. /CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>Butter lamps in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, December 14, 2025 /CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>Pouring butter tea in the morning, Xigaze, Xizang Autonomous Region, December 9, 2025 /CGTN</h2><p></p>
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