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The Best Attractions In Shigatse

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Shigatse, officially known as Xigazê , is a prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, with an area of 182,000 km2 . It is located within the historical Tsang province of Tibet.
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  • 2. Xialu Temple Shigatse
    Shalu Monastery is small monastery 22 kilometres south of Shigatse in Tibet. Founded in 1040 by Chetsun Sherab Jungnay, for centuries it was renowned as a centre of scholarly learning and psychic training and its mural paintings were considered to be the most ancient and beautiful in Tibet. Shalu was the first of the major monasteries to be built by noble families of the Tsangpa during Tibet's great revival of Buddhism, and was an important center of the Sakya tradition.
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  • 4. Lama Palace Shigatse
    Dalai Lama is a title given to spiritual leaders of the Tibetan people. They are part of the Gelug or Yellow Hat school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso. The Dalai Lama is also considered to be the successor in a line of tulkus who are believed to be incarnations of Avalokiteśvara, a Bodhisattva of Compassion. The name is a combination of the Mongolic word dalai meaning ocean or big and the Tibetan word བླ་མ་ meaning master, guru.The Dalai Lama figure is important for many reasons. Since the time of the fifth Dalai Lama, his personage has always been a symbol of unification of the state of Tibet, where he has represented Buddhist values and traditions. The Dalai Lama was an important figure of th...
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