Larong Monastery

Larong Monastery is a Buddhist temple in , . Larong Monastery is situated nearby to , as well as near the Buddhist temple .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Larung Gar Buddhist Academy.

College
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In 1980, Kyabje Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok founded , which was officially named by the 10th Panchen Lama in 1987 as Serta Larung Five Science Buddhist Academy, also known of in Tibetan: བླ་རུང་ལྔ་རིག་ནང་བསྟན་སློབ་གླིང་།, ZWPY: Serta Larung Ngarig Nangdän Lobling, located in the near the township of Larung in , , Province, known of as . is situated 210 metres east of Larong Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nupzur.

Town
Larung Gar in the Larung Valley is a community in of , in , , known as Amdo. Larung Gar is the local name for the community of mostly Tibetan and Han Chinese students which grew around the Serta Larung Five Science Buddhist Academy, founded in 1980 by Kyabje Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok.

Larong Monastery

Latitude
32.15324° or 32° 9′ 12″ north
Longitude
100.46703° or 100° 28′ 1″ east
Open location code
8P425F38+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 339859606
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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In Other Languages

“Larong Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “觉姆经堂”

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