晒佛台

晒佛台 is a building in Lhasa, Tibet. 晒佛台 is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Drepung Monastery, as well as near the suburb Donggar Subdistrict.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Drepung Monastery and Nechung.

Drepung Monastery

Buddhist temple

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Drepung Monastery, located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelug monasteries of Tibet. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Sera Monastery. Drepung Monastery is situated 220 metres east of 晒佛台.

Nechung

Buddhist temple

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Nechung Monastery, Nechung Gompa or Nechung Chok, is the seat of the State Oracle of Tibet. It is also referred to as Sungi Gyelpoi Tsenkar, the "Demon Fortress of the Oracle King." It is about 10-minute walk down from Drepung Monastery, and was the residence of the three-headed, six-armed Pehar Gyalpo, the chief protector of the Gelugs and the seat of the State Oracle or Nechung Oracle. Nechung is situated 1¼ km southeast of 晒佛台.

Lhasa Martyrs’ Mausoleum

Cemetery

Lhasa Martyrs' Mausoleum, or Lhasa Martyrs' Cemetery, is located next to No.4 Jinnong Lane, Jinzhu Middle Road, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The mausoleum was built in 1955 and was remodeled in 1991. Lhasa Martyrs’ Mausoleum is situated 3½ km southeast of 晒佛台.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donggar Subdistrict and Zhol Village.

Donggar Subdistrict

Suburb

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Donggar is a subdistrict in Doilungdêqên District in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, northwest of Lhasa. It lies at an altitude of 3,828 metres. The subdistrict has a population of about 4,000 people with 9,359 people in the township. Donggar Subdistrict is situated 5 km southwest of 晒佛台.

Zhol Village

Neighborhood

Zhol Village, or Shol Village, is a village at the base of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. It contained the residences and administrative buildings of Ganden Phodrang's government officials and other Tibetans. Zhol Village is situated 7 km east of 晒佛台.