Gaden Namgyal Lhatse

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Gaden Namgyal Lhatse is a prominent 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery, better known as Tawang Monastery, located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastery
religious building
affiliation Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Tawang Monastery NERFINISHED
altitude approximately 3000 metres above sea level
architecturalStyle Tibetan architecture
associatedWith Dalai Lama NERFINISHED
Tibetan government-in-exile NERFINISHED
containsText Kangyur NERFINISHED
Tengyur NERFINISHED
country India
dedicatedTo Maitreya Buddha NERFINISHED
foundedBy Merag Lama Lodre Gyatso NERFINISHED
foundingCentury 17th century
foundingYear 1680
governingBody monastic administration
hasAssemblyHall Dukhang NERFINISHED
hasCloister monastic residential quarters
hasCourtyard central courtyard
hasFunction cultural centre
educational centre
religious centre
hasGate fortress-like entrance gate
hasLibrary monastic library
hasMainTemple Dukhang NERFINISHED
hasMuseum monastery museum
hasStatue 8-metre-high statue of the Buddha
hostsFestival Losar celebrations
Torgya festival NERFINISHED
isOneOf largest Buddhist monasteries in India
oldest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India
locatedIn Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED
Eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED
India–China border region NERFINISHED
Northeast India
Tawang NERFINISHED
Tawang district NERFINISHED
near India–China (Tibet) border NERFINISHED
numberOfMonks several hundred
overlooks Tawang Chu valley NERFINISHED
Tawang town NERFINISHED
patron 5th Dalai Lama NERFINISHED
region Mon region
religion Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
servesCommunity Monpa people NERFINISHED
tourismAttraction major Buddhist pilgrimage site
major tourist attraction in Arunachal Pradesh

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Tawang Monastery alternativeName Gaden Namgyal Lhatse