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Tourist Spot Attractions In Lhasa

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Lhasa or Chengguan is a district and administrative capital of Lhasa City and the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The inner urban area of Lhasa City is equivalent to the administrative borders of Chengguan District, which is part of the wider prefectural Lhasa City. Lhasa is the second most populous urban area on the Tibetan Plateau after Xining and, at an altitude of 3,490 metres , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world. The city has been the religious and administrative capital of Tibet since the mid-17th century. It contains many culturally significant Tibetan Buddhist sites such as the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temp...
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  • 1. Jokhang Temple Lhasa
    The Jokhang , also known as the Qoikang Monastery, Jokang, Jokhang Temple, Jokhang Monastery and Zuglagkang , is a Buddhist temple in Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. Tibetans, in general, consider this temple as the most sacred and important temple in Tibet. The temple is currently maintained by the Gelug school, but they accept worshipers from all sects of Buddhism. The temple's architectural style is a mixture of Indian vihara design, Tibetan and Nepalese design. The Jokhang was founded during the reign of King Songtsen Gampo. According to tradition, the temple was built for the king's two brides: Princess Wencheng of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Princess Bhrikuti of Nepal. Both are said to have brought important Buddhist statues and images from China and Nepal to Tib...
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  • 3. Ganden Monastery Lhasa
    Ganden Monastery or Ganden Namgyeling is one of the great three Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, China. It is in Dagzê County, Lhasa. The other two are Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery. Ganden Monastery was founded in 1409 by Je Tsongkhapa Lozang-dragpa, founder of the Gelug order. The monastery was destroyed after 1959, but has since been partially rebuilt. Another monastery with the same name and tradition was established in Southern India in 1966 by Tibetan exiles.
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  • 4. Drak Yerpa Lhasa
    Yerpa , is only a short drive to the east of Lhasa, Tibet, and consists of a monastery and a number of ancient meditation caves that used to house about 300 monks.
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  • 7. Nechung Monastery and Temple Lhasa
    Nechung Monastery, Nechung Gompa or Nechung Chok , is the seat of the State Oracle of Tibet. It is also referred to as Sungi Gyelpoi Tsenkar, the Demon Fortress of the Oracle King. It is about 10 minutes walk down from Drepung Monastery, and was the residence of the three-headed, six-armed Pehar, the chief protector of the Gelugs and the seat of the State Oracle or Nechung Oracle. It is medium-sized temple which used to house about a hundred monks.
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  • 9. Muru Temple Lhasa
    Muru Ningba or Meru Nyingba is a small Buddhist monastery located between the larger monasteries of Jokhang and Barkhor in the city of Lhasa, Tibet, China. It was the Lhasa seat of the former State Oracle who had his main residence at Nechung Monastery.It is located immediately behind and east of the Jokhang and may be accessed from the north side of the Barkhor.
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  • 12. Great Mosque Lhasa
    The Lhasa Great Mosque , also known as Hebalin Mosque , is a mosque in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
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