Built: 1680-81
It's largest monastery outside of Tibet.
The monastery is at an elevation of about 3,300 metres (10,000 ft) in
the district capital, Tawang Town. It has a capacity of about 700 monks
and presently is home to more than 450 lamas. It is said to be one of
the biggest Buddhist monasteries in the world outside of Lhasa, Tibet.
It also houses the three-storied Parkhang library: a collection of
400-year-old Kangyur scriptures in addition to many other invaluable
manuscripts. Other large collections include the Sutras, Tangym,
Sungbhum, old books and other manuscripts, both handwritten and printed,
many of them in gold. Dances and ceremonial celebrations are held in
the courtyard, the most important of which is held on the night of
Buddha Poornima.
It's largest monastery outside of Tibet.
The monastery is at an elevation of about 3,300 metres (10,000 ft) in the district capital, Tawang Town. It has a capacity of about 700 monks and presently is home to more than 450 lamas. It is said to be one of the biggest Buddhist monasteries in the world outside of Lhasa, Tibet. It also houses the three-storied Parkhang library: a collection of 400-year-old Kangyur scriptures in addition to many other invaluable manuscripts. Other large collections include the Sutras, Tangym, Sungbhum, old books and other manuscripts, both handwritten and printed, many of them in gold. Dances and ceremonial celebrations are held in the courtyard, the most important of which is held on the night of Buddha Poornima.
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