Samyai
Samyai is a locality in Shannan, Tibet and has an elevation of 3,579 metres. Samyai is situated nearby to the locality Sangzhulin, as well as near the farm village Shannan Nongchang.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samye.
Samye
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Samye Monastery, full name Samye Migyur Lhundrub Tsula Khang and Shrine of Unchanging Spontaneous Presence, is the first Tibetan Buddhist and Nyingma monastery built in Tibet, during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen.
Samyai
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Sang-i” and “Sangye”
- Location: Shannan, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
29.32988° or 29° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
91.50581° or 91° 30′ 21″ eastElevation
3,579 metres (11,742 feet)Open location code
7MXH8GH4+X8GeoNames ID
1280095
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tibetan—“Samyai” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “桑耶”
- Tibetan: “བསམ་ཡས”
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