Nalanda Monastery
Nalanda Monastery is the first Western monastery of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, an international network of Gelugpa dharma centers.- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Tibetan
- Description: monastery located in Tarn, in France
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Georges de Labastide-Saint-Georges and Lavaur Cathedral.
Église Saint-Georges de Labastide-Saint-Georges
Church
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Église Saint-Georges de Labastide-Saint-Georges is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Nalanda Monastery.
Lavaur Cathedral
Church
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lavaur Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the town of Lavaur, Tarn, France. The cathedral has been a national monument since 1911. Lavaur Cathedral is situated 2½ km northwest of Nalanda Monastery.
Château du Travet
Castle
Photo: Valeryan 24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château du Travet is a castle, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Nalanda Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lavaur and Briatexte.
Lavaur
Town
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Lavaur is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. Lavaur is situated 3 km west of Nalanda Monastery.
Briatexte
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Briatexte is a town in the Tarn department of southern France.
Nalanda Monastery
- Categories: monastery, building, temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Labastide-Saint-Georges, Arrondissement of Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.68933° or 43° 41′ 22″ northLongitude
1.85001° or 1° 51′ eastOpen location code
8FM3MVQ2+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 203277391OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=templeOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=tibetanWikidata ID
Q3320182
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Nalanda Monastery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “法國那爛陀寺”
- French: “monastère Nalanda”
- French: “Monastère Nalanda”
- Russian: “Наланда (Франция)”
- Russian: “Наланда”
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