Popular Tibetan Places of Worship in Tibet Autonomous Region
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Jokhang Monastery
The Jokhang, or the Ra sa 'phrul snang gtsug lag khang, or Qoikang Monastery, or Zuglagkang, is considered the "heart of Lhasa".
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Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery, located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelug monasteries of Tibet founded by Je Tsongkhapa.
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Tashilhunpo Monastery
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is an historically and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet.
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Tashilhunpo
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is an historically and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet.
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Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 miles north of Lhasa and about 5 km north of…
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Ganden Monastery
Ganden Monastery or Ganden Namgyeling or Monastery of Gahlden is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries located in Dagzê…
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Nechung Monastery
Nechung Monastery, Nechung Gompa or Nechung Chok, is the seat of the State Oracle of Tibet.
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Reting Monastery
Reting Monastery is an historically important Buddhist monastery in Lhünzhub County in Lhasa, Ü-Tsang, Tibet.
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Mindrolling Monastery
Mindrolling Monastery, is one of the "Six Mother Monasteries" of the Nyingma school in Tibet. It was founded by Rigzin Terdak Lingpa in 1676.
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Palcho Monastery
The Palcho Monastery or Pelkor Chode Monastery or Shekar Gyantse is the main monastery in the Nyangchu river valley in Gyantse, Gyantse…
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Toling Monastery
Tholing Monastery is the oldest monastery in the Ngari Prefecture of western Tibet.
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Shalu Monastery
Shalu Monastery is small monastery 22 kilometres south of Shigatse in Tibet.
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Changzhug
Tradruk Temple in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang and some sources say it predates that temple.
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Ani Tsankhung Nunnery
Ani Tsankhung Nunnery is a nunnery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism in the city of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
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Tsechen Monastery and Dzong
Tsechen Monastery was a Tibetan monastery located approximately 5 kilometres northwest of Gyantse.
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