❮ Tibet Autonomous Region

Ganden Monastery

甘丹寺

monastery in Tibet Autonomous Region

#8 in Tibet Autonomous Region / #286 in China

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by Antoine Taveneaux

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Ganden Monastery, located in Tibet, China, is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, along with Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery. Founded in 1409 by Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug order, Ganden Monastery is perched atop the Wangbur Mountain at an altitude of 4,300 meters (14,100 feet). The monastery has historically been a major center of learning and spiritual practice, housing thousands of monks and serving as a key site for the study of Buddhist philosophy, debate, and ritual.

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