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Lunzhuding Destination Guide

Explore Lunzhuding in China

Lunzhuding in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region is a town in China - some 1,783 mi or ( 2870 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Lunzhuding

Current time in Lunzhuding is now 08:08 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Thimphu, Patna, Shigatse, Xegar, and Sajia. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Thimphu . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Lunzhuding ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Monks doing the khora at Sakya monastery, Tibet

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Monks from Sakya monastery (Tibet) come back after doing the Khora. ..

2010-10-13 Trip to Sakya

4:54 min by Jan Zuidema
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2010-10-13 Trip to Sakya ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Sakya Monastery

Sakya Monastery, also known as dPal Sa skya or Pel Sakya ("White Earth" or "Pale Earth") is a Buddhist monastery situated 25 km southeast of a bridge which is about 127 km west of Shigatse on the road to Tingri in Tibet. The seat of the Sakya or Sakyapa school of Tibetan Buddhism, it was founded in 1073, by Konchok Gyelpo (1034-1102), originally a Nyingmapa monk of the powerful noble family of the Tsang and became the first Sakya Trizin.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.91 88.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 9th-century establishments, Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, Buddhist temples in Tibet, Cultural Revolution