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Samdo Destination Guide

Touring Samdo in China

Samdo in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region is located in China - some 1,261 mi or ( 2029 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Time in Samdo is now 09:29 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Xiexiong, Racaka, Qamdo, Ngamda, and Dartang. Being here already, consider visiting Xiexiong . Check out our recommendations for Samdo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Akong Rinpoche

Chöje Akong Rinpoche is a tulku in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and a founder of the Samye Ling Monastery. He was born in 1939, near Riwoq {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:31|12|41.76|N|96|36|0.89|E| | |name= }} in Kham, Eastern Tibet. At the age of two he was discovered by the search party seeking the reincarnation of the previous (1st) Akong, Abbot of Dolma Lhakang monastery {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:31|10|0.38|N|97|13|59.61|E| | |name= }} near Chamdo .

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Located at 31.21 96.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1939 births, 20th-century Lamas, British people of Tibetan descent, Kagyu, Karma Kagyu Lamas, Lamas, Living people, People from Dumfries and Galloway, Rinpoches, Tibetan Buddhist teachers, Tibetan Buddhists from Tibet, Tibetan medicine, Tibetan people, Tibetan physicians, Tulkus

Karmardo

Karmardo is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

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Located at 31.13 96.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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Ngamda

Ngamda is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

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Located at 31.08 96.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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Macala

Macala is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

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Located at 31.38 96.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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Naizha

Naizha is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

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Located at 31.37 96.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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