Labulun Temple, located one kilometer west of the county town of Xiahe in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is one of the six major temples of the Gelukpa order of Lamaism in China. There are many small dagobas in the temple, including two bigger ones, one of which, however, has been destroyed. The temple was built in 1709 in the Qing Dynasty and the pagodas also date back to that dynasty.
The white dagoba stands among the temple structures; some Buddhist relics are buried in it. The temple lamas regularly walk around it saying prayers and Tibetans who believe in Buddhism prostrate themselves in front of it in worship. The inverted-bowl-style dagoba has a square base with five steps. In the middle of the base is a square pedestal with verandas and columns supporting a brick platform on which stands a six-tier octagonal surbase. The inverted-bowl main body of the dagoba on its surbase looks very steady and secure. The style of the steeple, formed by thirteen tiers of discs, is similar to that of the White Dagoba at Beihai Park in Beijing, but it has local characteristics in structure and certain techniques.
