Xiahe Labrang Monastery Pictures

Labrang Monastery

Two hundred and eighty kilometers (174miles or eight hours?drive) south of Lanzhou in Xiahe County, Labrang Monastery is one of the six great monasteries of the Gelukpa (Yellow Hat) Sect. The monastery was founded in 1709 (the forty-eighth year of the reign of Qing Emperor Kangxi) by the monk E'Ang Zonghe, the first generation living Buddha, or Jiemuyang. It is Tibetan Buddhism's most important monastery town outside Tibet itself.

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Worshipers to Labrang	Pilgrims circumgyrating the prayer wheels	Pilgrims
Lamas of Labrang	Delicate Buddha palace	Young Lamas
An old Lama	Smiling Lamas	Visitors in Labrang
A Buddhist dagoba	Elegant buildings	Red Labrang Monastery

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Last updated: June 16, 2008

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