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Namgyal Monastery
Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Namgyal Monastery (Tibetan: རྣམ་རྒྱལ།, Wylie: rnam rgyal) (also often referred to as "Dalai Lama's Temple") is currently located in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, India. It is the personal monastery of the 14th Dalai Lama. Another name for this temple-complex is Namgyal Tantric College.
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
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Location | McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 32.232521°N 76.324395°E / 32.232521; 76.324395 |
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The monastery's key role is to assist with rituals involving the Dalai Lama of Tibet. Its main tantric practices reportedly include those of Kalachakra, Yamantaka, Chakrasamvara, Guhyasamaja, and Vajrakilaya.