Monasterio de Tashilhunpo, Xizang Zizhiqu, China
Tashilhunpo Monastery is one of the Six Big Monasteries of Gelugpa in Tibet. Also called the Heap of Glory, it is located at the foot of Drolmari, Shigatse. Founded by the First Dailai Lama in 1447, the monastery’s structure was expanded by the Fourth and successive Panchen Lamas.
Covering an area of nearly 300,000 square meters, the main structures found here are the Maitreya Chapel, the Panchen Lama’s Palace and the Kelsang Temple. Tashilhunpo is the seat of the Panchen Lama since the Fourth Panchen Lama took charge in Tashilhunpo Monastery, and there are now nearly 800 lamas.
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