Category: Temples and Places
Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery is the biggest Gelugpa Learning centre and it is located on the slope of Gepel Ö-tse mountain just to the west of Lhasa.
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Ganden Monastery
Ganden Monastery was built in 1409 Master Tsongkhapa on the hilltop about 35 kilometers east of Lhasa City. It is the main monastery of the Gelugpa
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Jokhang Temple
The Jokhang Temple is locate in the centre of Lhasa City. It is the most sacred Buddhist temple in Tibet. The temple was originally built…
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Potala Palace
The first Potala palace was originally built in the 7th century by King Songtsen Gampo after he moved the capital from Yarlung to Lhasa. It is built on the
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Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery is the second biggest Gelugpa learning centre in central Tibet. It was founded in 1419 by Chamchen Choeje Shakya Yeshe at the base of hill
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Tsurphu Monastery
Tsurphu Monastery was found by the first Karmapa Dusum Kyenpa in 1189 at his 80 years of age. He is one of the students of Gampopa, the main disciple of
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Seven Wonders of Tibet
Seven Wonders of Tibet: Tibet, often referred to as the “Roof of the World,” is a region known for its rich cultural heritage, breathtaking
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Travel guide to kailash
Here is a Tibet travel guide to help you plan your trip to Kailash: Getting there, When to go, permits, trekking, altitude sickness….
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Namtso Lake
Namtso Lake is located in the wide grass of Northern Tibetan Highland. It takes a few hours to drive north from Lhasa City. Namtso, in the Tibetan…
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Tedrom Nunnery
Tedrom Nunnery is located just over 5 kilometers north-west of Drigung Monastery. It has a powerful hot spring surrounded by majestic rocky mountain…
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Drigung Monastery
Drigung Monastery is located in Medrogongkar county and the distance from Lhasa is about 140 kilometers. It was founded by Kyoppa Jigten Gonpo in 1179.
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