Larung Temple
Larung Temple is a Buddhist temple in Ganzi, Sichuan. Larung Temple is situated nearby to the recreation area 锅炉房, as well as near the Buddhist temple 护法经幡.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Larung Gar Buddhist Academy.
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
College
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In 1980, Kyabje Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok founded Larung Gar, 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 Larung Valley near the township of Larung in Sêrtar County, Garzê Prefecture, Sichuan Province, known of as Kham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nupzur.
Nupzur
Town
Larung Gar in the Larung Valley is a community in Sêrtar County of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan, China, 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.
Larung Temple
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ganzi, Sichuan, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.15296° or 32° 9′ 11″ northLongitude
100.4702° or 100° 28′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8P425F3C+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 413892779OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
“Larung Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “喇荣寺”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 锅炉房 and 护法经幡.
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