Grand Summons Ceremony

The annual Grand Summons Ceremony begins from the second day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar. In 1957, the "Shi'o" disciplinarian of Zhaibung Monastery, on behalf of the Khampo of the three major monasteries, declared in the Jokhang Monastery to take over power in Lhasa City over major issues for 21 days (1957)