🏰 Potala Palace

Potala Palace

The sacred abode of Avalokiteshvara and historic residence of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet. Named after Mount Potalaka, the mythical abode of Avalokiteshvara.

🔗 Related Across the Mythos

Archetype
🏔️ SACRED MOUNTAIN / CELESTIAL PALACE

The Potala embodies the Sacred Mountain archetype - a divine dwelling place where heaven meets earth, abode of the bodhisattva of compassion.

See parallels: Mount Meru, Olympus, Sinai, Kunlun →
Cross-Cultural Parallels
🕉️ Mount Meru → Cosmic axis ☯️ Kunlun Mountain → Abode of immortals
Within Buddhist Tradition
🙏 Avalokiteshvara → Abode's divine resident 📿 Dalai Lama → Historical resident 👑 King Songtsen Gampo → Original palace builder