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Sakya Monastery

Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Sa'gya, Tibet

Sakya Monastery, also known as Pel Sakya, is a Buddhist monastery situated in Sa'gya Town (ས་སྐྱ་), Sa'gya County, about 127 kilometres (79 mi) west of Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The monastery is considered as the seat of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Sa'gya County
County in Tibet, China