Ganden Monastery
Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Gandan Monastery.
Ganden Monastery (also Gaden or Gandain[citation needed]) or Ganden Namgyeling or Monastery of Gahlden[1] is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet. It is in Dagzê County, Lhasa. The other two are Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery. Ganden Monastery was founded in 1409 by Je Tsongkhapa Lozang-dragpa, founder of the Gelug order. The monastery was destroyed after 1959, but has since been partially rebuilt. Another monastery with the same name and tradition was established in Southern India in 1966 by Tibetan exiles.
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Tibetan transcription(s) Tibetan: དགའ་ལྡན་ Wylie transliteration: dga' ldan Pronunciation in IPA: [[ˈkàntɛ̃]] Chinese transcription(s) Simplified: 甘丹寺 Pinyin: Gāndān Sì | |
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Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Sect | Gelug |
Deity | Je Tsongkhapa |
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Location | Wangbur Mountain, Dagzê County, Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 29°45′28.8″N 91°28′30″E |
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Founder | Je Tsongkhapa |
Date established | 1409 |
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