Dezhong Hot Spring is located in Dezhong Village, Menba Township, Mozhugongka County, Lhasa, Tibet, with an altitude of nearly 4,500 meters and 73 kilometers from the county seat of Mozhugongka.
Master Padmasambhava and Ishitsogya Buddha used to practice in the Dezhong Mountain retreat behind the hot spring, when some ghosts tried their best to prevent the retreat of the lotus master and the Buddha mother to remove the obstacles of the demons, but because there were many caves in the mountain, no matter how the ghosts looked for it, they could not find the hidden cave where the lotus master and the Buddha mother practiced, and they could not make trouble.
Dezhong Mountain, where the meditation cave is located, is therefore known as the Dezhong Treasure Sacred Mountain, and practitioners can receive great blessings from the lotus master and the Buddha mother as long as they stay in the practice cave for a while.
In addition, it is also said that in the past, there was a local demon who conjured a deep spring and filled it with poisonous water, hoping to flood the creatures in this place with poisonous water.
At that time, the lotus master was practicing in Dezhongshan, and when he learned about it, he threw out a vajra pestle, punched a large hole in the ground, guided the poisonous water to flow out, and blocked the source of the poison under a stupa.
That stupa was located in front of the hotel attached to today's Dekchoji Temple, and the base base was different from ordinary stupas and had a star-like light.
At the same time, in order to prevent the poisonous water from endangering the living beings, the lotus master put a lot of ore into the ground to turn the poisoned water into a hot spring with moderate heat and healing power.
The hot spring water is generally pale cyan and crystal clear, but locals say that on different auspicious days, the hot spring will take on various colors such as milky white, light yellow, and light red.
The famous Zhigong Kagyu Monastery, about 7 kilometers from Dezhong Hot Springs, was established in 1179, when some nuns who also wanted to improve their practice saw this and built a nunnery in Dezhonggou (belonging to the Zhigong Kagyu school), which is the predecessor of today's Dezhong Temple, where more than 130 nuns now practice.
Dezhong Hot Spring has a history of more than 1,000 years, and after investigation by relevant units, the water contains sulfur, cold water stone, stone asphalt, winter flowers and other minerals that are beneficial to the human body, so it is famous for its good pharmacological effects, and Tibetans regard this hot spring as a sacred water with medicinal effects.
The pond offers the Buddha statue of the lotus master and the hata, and those who come to the hot spring are bathed in both the medicinal hot spring and the blessings of the lotus master.
When soaking in a hot spring, locals do the action of lying on their stomachs, holding a large stone under the lotus Buddha statue with both hands, pressing their abdomen against the stone for a few minutes, and then drinking a few sips of hot spring water, which is said to make their stomachs healthy.
The hot spring is located at the bottom of the valley, surrounded by hot air, the water temperature is about 40 degrees all year round, and sometimes there will be a non-poisonous small snake in the water and around, called "hot spring snake", which is a rare snake unique to China, usually inhabiting the cave near the hot spring on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, mild and not hurtful, thick as a thumb, Tibetans regard it as a medicine snake, which will increase the efficacy of water, and think that if bitten by a medicine snake, it not only means that they are blessed people, if the body is sick, the medicine snake can also help cure the disease.