大朴选取了塔尔寺最神圣的一角进行描绘，把塔尔寺，喇嘛和被称为“圣树”的菩提树融为一体，表现了佛教的神秘色彩。画面中，画家用厚实的绘画手法展现出塔尔寺的壮丽与神圣。不远处红衣喇嘛的身影格外引人注意，而右下角的菩提树则给个画面笼罩了一层古肃庄严的色彩。画家采用冷灰色调子描绘，带有中国风的味道，使人深深感受到佛教脱俗的气韵和神秘的面纱。
Located in Qinghai Province, also, home of the artist, on the Tibetan Plateau, Ta'er Temple was the birthplace of Sumatikirti (Tsonkhapa in Tibetan), founder of the Gelukpa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It's first structure was built in 1379 and the temple, one of the six major temples of Gelukpa Buddhism, was built during the Ming Dynasty.
The inverted bowl dagoba tower, a typical motif of Buddhist architecture and the focal point of the painting, is one of a number in the temple complex. A monk is seen walking through the complex, guiding our eye to other details. A Bo tree, the sacred tree of Buddhism, frames the scene from the right. The colors are vibrant but cool, and there is much impasto and other detailing that combine to make this painting so special.