Ganden Monastery
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Ganden Monastery is one of the great Gelugpa Buddhist monastic universities of Tibet and a major religious center near Lhasa.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
Gelug monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tibetan Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedMonastery |
Drepung Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sera Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maitreya Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
assembly hall (tsogchen)
ⓘ
tombs of important Gelug lamas ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Je Tsongkhapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 40 kilometers east of Lhasa ⓘ |
| elevation | about 4300 meters ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Je Tsongkhapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1409 ⓘ |
| function | monastic university ⓘ |
| governingSchool | Gelug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonasticColleges |
Jangtse College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shartse College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInTibetan | dga’ ldan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | one of the earliest Gelug monasteries ⓘ |
| hasType | monastic university ⓘ |
| heritage | Tibetan cultural heritage ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | suffered heavy damage during the Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Three Great Monasteries of the Gelug school ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scholastic study of Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
training Gelug monks ⓘ |
| laterStatus | partially rebuilt and restored ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Kyi-chu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Wangbur Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Tushita (Joyful) pure land of Maitreya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice | kora around the monastery ⓘ |
| region | Lhasa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | major religious center near Lhasa ⓘ |
| significance | principal seat of the Gelug school ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage ⓘ |
| traditionalTitleOfHead | Ganden Tripa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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