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World's Tibetan Studies Center || Labrang Monastery

|| Labrang Monastery. Labrang Monastery, located in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, and is acclaimed as the "World's Tibetan Studies Center". Labrang Monastery is acclaimed as the "World's Tibetan Studies Center". The monastery faces south from the north and covers a total area of 866,000 square meters, with a building area of more than 400,000 square meters. During its heyday, there were more than 4,000 monks. Take a walk around the world's longest prayer wheel. Inside, there are great deities, and the crowded throng fills the inner chamber, listening quietly to the guide's detailed explanation. Photography is not allowed inside the chamber, but you are free to take pictures of the exterior architecture.
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Posted: Apr 9, 2024
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