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vajra mandala
02/10 2025
The unique ashram form of Tibetan Buddhism is so exquisite, unique and shocking!
Bodhi tree
02/10 2025
The Bodhi Tree in Kumbum Monastery. According to legend, when Master Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, was born, his mother Fansa Ache shed three drops of blood when she
Xiaohua Temple
02/10 2025
Telephone 0971-2232357
Hall of Prayer for Longevity
02/10 2025
The Hall of Prayer for Longevity: It is a small and exquisite palace-style building built to pray for the longevity of the seventh Dalai Lama, Gelai Gyatso, who lived in Kumbum Monastery in 1717.
Dajinwa Temple
02/10 2025
·Dajinwa Temple, called Selden in Tibetan, is the earliest building of Kumbum Monastery and the main hall of Kumbum Monastery. ·In front of the tower in the hall, there are gold lamps, silver lamps,
Dajinwa Palace
02/10 2025
Telephone 0971-2232357
The Eight Pagodas of the Tathagata Sudden Passage
02/10 2025
Eight Tathagata Pagodas: Located in the square in front of the temple. In 1776, it was restored to its current size after several repairs. The tower is 6.4 meters high and is a typical Tibetan pagoda
Pass gate tower
02/10 2025
The gate-passing pagoda is located in the Kumbum Monastery. It was built in the 50th year of Emperor Kangxi’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1711). It is made of bricks and has carved brick
Qinghai Kumbum Monastery Sutra Printing House
02/10 2025
The “Printing House” is the institution for printing and publishing scriptures in Kumbum Monastery. It was founded in 1827 by the fifth Saydo Yesituden Gyatso. It is a courtyard-style
Kumbum Temple-Xiaojinwa Temple
02/10 2025
Xiaojinwa Temple is the temple of the guardian gods (household gods) of Kumbum Monastery. It was built in the fourth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1631). It originally had a glazed tile roof