Drepung Monastery
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Drepung Monastery is one of Tibet’s largest and historically most important Gelug Buddhist monasteries, located on the outskirts of Lhasa.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
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Gelug monastery ⓘ |
| alternativeName | ’Bras-spungs Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tibetan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dalai Lama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gelug school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Ganden Phodrang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
active monastery
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3800 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| festival | Shoton Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jamyang Chöjé Tashi Palden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1416 ⓘ |
| foundingOrder | Gelug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GandenPhodrangRole | former residence of the Dalai Lamas ⓘ |
| governingBody | Chinese authorities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural site of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| historicalRole | principal seat of the Dalai Lamas before the Potala Palace ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lhasa
NERFINISHED
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Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lhasa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Gambo Utse mountain
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outskirts of Lhasa ⓘ |
| monasticColleges |
Deyang College
NERFINISHED
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Gomang College NERFINISHED ⓘ Gyelwa or Tösamling College NERFINISHED ⓘ Loseling College NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngagpa College NERFINISHED ⓘ Shagkor College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Drepung in South India ⓘ |
| nearbyMonasteries |
Ganden Monastery
NERFINISHED
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Sera Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive monastic housing complexes
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large assembly hall ⓘ |
| peakMonkPopulation | around 10000 monks ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor | Tibetan Buddhists ⓘ |
| region | Central Tibet ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEducation | major center of Gelug scholastic training ⓘ |
| ShotonFestivalFeature | unveiling of a giant thangka of the Buddha ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the great three Gelug monasteries of Lhasa
ⓘ
one of the largest monasteries in Tibet ⓘ |
| tradition |
monastic debate
ⓘ
scholastic study of Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
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