Pabonka
Pabonka is a monastery in Lhasa, Tibet and has an elevation of 3,902 metres. Pabonka is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Chupzang Nunnery, as well as near the suburb Nyangrain Subdistrict.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pabonka Hermitage and Chupzang Nunnery.
Pabonka Hermitage
Buddhist temple
Pabonka Hermitage, also written Pawangka, is a historical hermitage, today belonging to Sera Monastery, about 8 kilometres northwest of Lhasa in the Nyang bran Valley on the slopes of Mount Parasol in Tibet.
Chupzang Nunnery
Buddhist temple
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Chupzang Nunnery is a historical nunnery, belonging to Sera Monastery. It is located north of Lhasa in Tibet, China. Though the site was established as a hermitage around 1665, it was converted into an exclusive nunnery in 1984 and has since grown into one of the largest nunneries in the Lhasa Valley. Chupzang Nunnery is situated 1 km southeast of Pabonka.
Garu Nunnery
Buddhist temple
Garu Nunnery is a historical hermitage, belonging to Sera Monastery. It is located north of Lhasa, Lhasa Prefecture, in the Tibet region of China. The nunnery has an ancient history traced to Padmasambhava, the Indian Buddhist preceptor, who visited this location. Garu Nunnery is situated 1¼ km west of Pabonka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nyangrain Subdistrict and Zhol Village.
Nyangrain Subdistrict
Suburb
Nyang bran is a suburb district and valley located several kilometres north of the city of Lhasa, Tibet. The valley is noted for its hermitages, belonging to the Sera Monastery, one of the three great historical monasteries of Tibet. Pabonka Hermitage, Drakri Hermitage, Chupzang Nunnery and many others are located in the valley which offers scenic views of Lhasa.
Zhol Village
Neighborhood
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Zhol Village, or Shol Village, is a village at the base of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. It contained the residences and administrative buildings of Ganden Phodrang's government officials and other Tibetans. Zhol Village is situated 6 km south of Pabonka.
Lhasa
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Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet autonomous region in China. It is 3,650 m above sea level on the northern slopes of the Himalayas.
Pabonka
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Pabongka Goinba”
- Category: religion
- Location: Lhasa, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
29.71963° or 29° 43′ 11″ northLongitude
91.1174° or 91° 7′ 3″ eastElevation
3,902 metres (12,802 feet)Open location code
7MXHP498+VXGeoNames ID
6612064
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In Other Languages
“Pabonka” goes by many names.
- Tibetan: “ཕ་བོང་ཁ་དགོན་པ”
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