Simbiling Monastery

Simbiling Monastery, also known as Shambuling Gompa, Shepeling Dzong and Taklakot Gompa, was located next to the large fort of Tegla Kar on a ridge near Taklakot, above the town of Purang, in the province, which is just over the border from …
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  • Buddhist temple
  • Description: tibetan Buddhist monastery in Purang, Tibet, China
  • Also known as
    “Shambuling Gompa”
    “Shepeling Dzong”
    “Shepheling Dzong”
    “Taklakot Gompa”
    “xiepeilin si”
    “བཤད་འཕེལ་གླིང་དགོན (香柏林寺)”
    “香柏林寺”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Purang Town.
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Town
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Simbiling Monastery

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Latitude
30.30451° or 30° 18′ 16″ north
Longitude
81.16213° or 81° 9′ 44″ east
Open location code
8M238536+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 281755092
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q972987

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tibetan—“Simbiling Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “协培林寺”
  • Chinese: “贤柏林寺”
  • Dutch: “Simbiling”
  • French: “Monastère de Simbiling”
  • German: “Shepheling-Kloster”
  • Hindi: “घाघरा नदी”
  • Tibetan: “བཤད་འཕེལ་གླིང་།”

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