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Drepung Monastery
Situated 5 kms' distance to the western suburb
of Lhasa at the foot of Mt. Ganpoi Uze. Drepung
Monastery was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje,
a disciple Tsongkapa, the founder of Gelugpa
Sect. The Monastery occupying an area of 250,000
sq. m. with a fixed number of 7,700 monks, is
the largest monastery in Tibet. The monastery
keeps plentiful historical relics. Buddhist
scriptures, arts and crafts. |
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Sera Monastery |
Situated at 3 kms' distance to
the northern suburb of lhasa. Sera Monastery was
founded in 1419 by Jamchen Choje, a disciple of
Tsongkapa, the founder of Gelugpa Sect. The
monastery is erected grandly at a mountain slope
with a colorful architecture. Sera Monastery
together with Ganden Monastery and Drepung
Monastery in Lhasa are known as the Three Great
Monasteries of Tibet. |
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Sakya Monastery |
Located in Sakya County, the monastery
stood in two parts on either side of Dongchu River. This
monastery is the center of the Sakyapa Sect (White Earth
Order). The northern part of the monastery was built in
the year 1079 and the southern part founded in 1268 by a
famous abbot of Sakya named Pagpa who once had ruled the
whole of Tibet under the Yuan Dynasty's supervision. The
monastery has great influence over the Tibetan history
and cultural development. The State Council of PRC has
classified it the national level protected monument.
Owing to its valuable and voluminous amount of Buddhist
sutras and cultural remains, the monastery is often
considered as the "Tunhuang the second". |
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Samye Monastery |
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It is the first monastery ever built in Tibet.
It was founded by the Tibetan King Trisiong Detsen and belongs
to the Nyingmapa and Sakyapa sects. The construction consists of
three styles, namely, the Han, the Tibetan and the Indian. It is
said that the monastery was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt
three hundred years as the residence of the 6th Dalai Lama..
Finally it was completed by Rating Rimpoche. |
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Ganden Monastery |
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Located in Taktse County 70 Kms east of Lhasa
City at an altitude of 4,300m, was founded in 1409 by Tsongkapa,
the founder of the Gelugpa Sect, it is the earliest of the Three
Great Monasteries of Tibet. |
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The Jokhang
Temple |
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The Jokhang Temple , situated in the center of
old Lhasa, was originally built in 647 AD. It was built by
craftsmen from Tibet, China and Nepal thus features different
architectural styles. The Jokhang is the spiritual center of
Tibet and the holiest destination for all Tibetan Buddhist
pilgrims. In the central hall is the Jokhang's oldest and most
precious object - a sitting statue of Sakyamuni. This was
carried to Tibet by Princess Wen Cheng from her home in Changan
in 700 AD. The three-leaves roof of the Jokhang offers splendid
views of the Barkhor Street, the bustling Barkhor market, across
to the Potala Palace. |
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Tradduk Temple |
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It is located in Nedobng County, established
by King Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century and belongs to the
Gelugpa Sect (Order of Excellence). The main building of this
temple is the Assembly Hall. The images enshrined here are all
bronze and the corridors are of full of murals. |
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