Muru Nyingba Monastery

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.

Photo: John Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: building in Muru Nyingba Monastery, China
Also known as: “木如宁巴” and “默如宁巴”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Potala Palace and Lhasa Great Mosque.

Potala Palace

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Potala Palace is a museum complex in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It was formerly the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, built in the dzong style on Marpo Ri. Potala Palace is situated 1½ km west of Muru Nyingba Monastery.

Lhasa Great Mosque

Mosque

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The Lhasa Great Mosque, also known as the Hebalin Mosque, is a mosque in Lhasa, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Lhasa Great Mosque is situated 440 metres southeast of Muru Nyingba Monastery.

Lhassa Little Mosque

Mosque

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The Barkor Rapsel Alley Mosque, also often called locally as the Lhasa Small Mosque, is an early-20th-century mosque, located in Barkor, the old Tibetan quarter of the Chengguan District, in the urban heart of Lhasa, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Lhassa Little Mosque is situated 290 metres south of Muru Nyingba Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pargor Subdistrict and Lhasa.

Pargor Subdistrict

Suburb

The Barkhor Square, or Barkhor, is an historic area of narrow streets and a public square with markets, and the circumambulation route around the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China.