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href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Tibetan" title="Help:IPA/Tibetan">[ˈkàntɛ̃]</a></span>]<br /><a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language"><span style="color:black;">Chinese transcription(s)</span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">Simplified</a>: 甘丹寺<br /><a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">Pinyin</a>: Gāndān Sì</div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganden_monastery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ganden_monastery.jpg/220px-Ganden_monastery.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ganden_monastery.jpg/330px-Ganden_monastery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ganden_monastery.jpg/440px-Ganden_monastery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ganden Monastery</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #800547; color: #FFD068;">Religion</th></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions" title="List of religions and spiritual traditions">Affiliation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tibetan_Buddhism" title="Tibetan Buddhism">Tibetan Buddhism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sect" title="Sect">Sect</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gelug" title="Gelug">Gelug</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Deity" title="Deity">Deity</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Je_Tsongkhapa" title="Je Tsongkhapa">Je Tsongkhapa</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #800547; color: #FFD068;">Location</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data">Wangbur Mountain, <a href="/wiki/Dagz%C3%AA_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Dagzê County">Dagzê County</a>, Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">China</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/China_Tibet_Autonomous_Region_adm_location_map.svg/375px-China_Tibet_Autonomous_Region_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/China_Tibet_Autonomous_Region_adm_location_map.svg/500px-China_Tibet_Autonomous_Region_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2013" data-file-height="1137" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:71%;left:62.324%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ganden Monastery"><img alt="Ganden Monastery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Gold_temple_icon.png/8px-Gold_temple_icon.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Gold_temple_icon.png/12px-Gold_temple_icon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Gold_temple_icon.png/16px-Gold_temple_icon.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within Tibet Autonomous Region</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Geographic coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ganden_Monastery&params=29_45_28.8_N_91_28_30_E_type:landmark_region:CN"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, 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solid #FAE3A8"> <dl><dt>First dissemination<br /></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padmasambh%C4%81va" class="mw-redirect" title="Padmasambhāva">Padmasambhāva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%9A%C4%81ntarak%E1%B9%A3ita" title="Śāntarakṣita">Śāntarakṣita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamala%C5%9B%C4%ABla" title="Kamalaśīla">Kamalaśīla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songtsen_Gampo" title="Songtsen Gampo">Songtsen Gampo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trisong_Detsen" title="Trisong Detsen">Trisong Detsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralpacan" title="Ralpacan">Ralpacan</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Second dissemination<br /></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ati%C5%9Ba" title="Atiśa">Atiśa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tilopa" title="Tilopa">Talika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naropa" title="Naropa">Abhayakirti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niguma" title="Niguma">Niguma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukhasiddhi" title="Sukhasiddhi">Sukhasiddhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milarepa" title="Milarepa">Milarepa</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Nyingma</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yeshe_Tsogyal" title="Yeshe Tsogyal">Yeshe Tsogyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longchenpa" title="Longchenpa">Longchenpa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Lingpa" title="Jigme Lingpa">Jigme Lingpa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrul_Rinpoche" title="Patrul Rinpoche">Patrul Rinpoche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudjom_Lingpa" title="Dudjom Lingpa">Dudjom Lingpa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamgon_Ju_Mipham_Gyatso" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamgon Ju Mipham Gyatso">Mipham</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Kagyu<br /></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marpa_Lotsawa" title="Marpa Lotsawa">Marpa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangjung_Dorje,_3rd_Karmapa_Lama" title="Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama">Rangjung Dorje</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Jonang<br /></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dolpopa_Sherab_Gyaltsen" title="Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen">Dolpopa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taranatha" title="Taranatha">Taranatha</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Sakya<br /></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sakya_Pandita" title="Sakya Pandita">Sakya Pandita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorampa" title="Gorampa">Gorampa</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Bodongpa<br /></dt></dl> <p><a href="/wiki/Samding_Dorje_Phagmo" title="Samding Dorje Phagmo">Samding Dorje Phagmo</a> </p> <dl><dt>Gelugpa<br /></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Je_Tsongkhapa" title="Je Tsongkhapa">Je Tsongkhapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Dalai_Lama" title="5th Dalai Lama">5th Dalai Lama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Dalai_Lama" title="13th Dalai Lama">13th Dalai Lama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama" title="14th Dalai Lama">14th Dalai Lama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choekyi_Gyaltsen,_10th_Panchen_Lama" title="Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama">10th Panchen Lama</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" 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title="Bodhisattva">Bodhisattva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharma_(Buddhism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dharma (Buddhism)">Dharma</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prat%C4%ABtyasamutp%C4%81da" title="Pratītyasamutpāda">Dependent origination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karma_in_Buddhism" title="Karma in Buddhism">Karma</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Tibetan</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Four_Tenets_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Four Tenets system">Four Tenets system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangtong-Shentong" class="mw-redirect" title="Rangtong-Shentong">Rangtong-Shentong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Svatantrika-Prasa%E1%B9%85gika_distinction" class="mw-redirect" title="Svatantrika-Prasaṅgika distinction">Svatantrika-Prasaṅgika distinction</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Nyingma</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dzogchen" title="Dzogchen">Dzogchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pointing-out_instruction" title="Pointing-out instruction">Pointing-out instruction</a></li></ul></div></div></td> 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title="Tradruk Temple">Tradruk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drepung_Monastery" title="Drepung Monastery">Drepung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dzogchen_Monastery" title="Dzogchen Monastery">Dzogchen</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ganden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jokhang" title="Jokhang">Jokhang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbum_Monastery" title="Kumbum Monastery">Kumbum</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Labrang_Monastery" title="Labrang Monastery">Labrang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mindrolling_Monastery" title="Mindrolling Monastery">Mindrolling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namgyal_Monastery" title="Namgyal Monastery">Namgyal</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Narthang_Monastery" title="Narthang Monastery">Narthang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nechung" title="Nechung">Nechung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pabonka_Hermitage" title="Pabonka Hermitage">Pabonka</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Palcho_Monastery" title="Palcho Monastery">Palcho</a></li> <li><a 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style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Source needed to support claim of this spelling (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>) or <b>Ganden Namgyeling</b> or <b>Monastery of Gahlden</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is one of the "great three" <a href="/wiki/Gelug" title="Gelug">Gelug</a> university monasteries located in <a href="/wiki/Dagz%C3%AA_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Dagzê County">Dagzê County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lhasa" title="Lhasa">Lhasa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibet</a>. The other two are <a href="/wiki/Sera_Monastery" title="Sera Monastery">Sera Monastery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drepung_Monastery" title="Drepung Monastery">Drepung Monastery</a>. Ganden Monastery was founded in 1409 by Je Tsongkhapa Lozang-dragpa, founder of the Gelug order. The monastery was destroyed after 1959, but has since been partially rebuilt. Another monastery with the same name and tradition was established in Southern India in 1966 by Tibetan exiles. </p><p>On December 1, 2023, Professor S. Niggol Seo revealed that, in his own words, “I am Lama Tsongkhapa reborn after six hundred years of utter peace” through his book entitled Buddha, Wisdom and Economics. <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He followed it up on June 1, 2024 with the account of “the eleven unimaginable meetings during the seven-year period from 2017 to 2023” with Lama Tsongkhapa in his new book entitled Protecting Nature with Buddha’s Wisdom. <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ganden_Monastery&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ganden is 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of <a href="/wiki/Lhasa" title="Lhasa">Lhasa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERinpocheMolk200613_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERinpocheMolk200613-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The monastery lies in a hilly natural amphitheater. There are dramatic views over the valleys from the <i>kora</i> route around the monastery.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012175_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012175-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ganden Monastery is at the top of Wangbur Mountain, <a href="/wiki/Dagz%C3%AA_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Dagzê County">Dagzê County</a> at an altitude of 4,300m. Its full name is <b>Ganden Namgyal Ling</b> (<i>dga' ldan rmam rgyal gling</i>). <i>Ganden</i> means "joyful" and is the Tibetan name for <a href="/wiki/Tu%E1%B9%A3ita" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuṣita">Tuṣita</a>, the heaven where the bodhisattva <a href="/wiki/Maitreya" title="Maitreya">Maitreya</a> is said to reside. <i>Namgyal Ling</i> means "victorious temple".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ganden_Monastery&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ganden Monastery was founded by <a href="/wiki/Je_Tsongkhapa" title="Je Tsongkhapa">Je Tsongkhapa</a> Lozang-dragpa (1357–1419) in 1409,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDowman1988103_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDowman1988103-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it is said to have attracted many lay and monastic devotees.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tsongkhapa built Ganden's main temple, with large statues and three-dimensional <a href="/wiki/Mandala" title="Mandala">mandalas</a>. He often stayed at Ganden, and died there in 1419.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tsongkhapa's preserved body was entombed at Ganden by his disciples in a silver and gold encrusted tomb.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELaird2006126_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELaird2006126-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The name "Gelug" is an abbreviation of "Ganden Lug", meaning "Ganden Tradition".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ganden_Tripa" title="Ganden Tripa">Ganden Tripa</a> or "throne-holder of Ganden" is the head of the Gelug school.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGanden_Monastery_in_Tibet,_Dhonden_Foundation_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGanden_Monastery_in_Tibet,_Dhonden_Foundation-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before dying Tsongkhapa gave his robe and staff to the first Ganden Tripa, Gyeltsabjey (1364-1432), who was succeeded by Kaydrubjey. The term of office is seven years, and by 2003 there had been 99 Ganden Tripas.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The monastery was divided into four colleges at the time of the 2nd Ganden Tripa. Later these were consolidated in two, Jangtsey and Shartsey, located respectively to the north and east of the main temple. Both combine the study of <a href="/wiki/Sutra" title="Sutra">sutra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tantra" title="Tantra">tantra</a>. Study methods include memorization, logic and debate. The colleges grant degrees for different levels of achievement, evaluated by examination and formal public debate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1860s a meeting called "the great Ganden Monastery, Drepung Monastery, and the government officials" was organized by Shatra, a lay aristocrat. The existing regent was deposed by this assembly and replaced by Shatra. From then on the assembly, or <i>Tsondu</i>, chose the regents and played a significant political role as a consultative body.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldstein20078_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldstein20078-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The monasteries of Ganden, Sera and Drepung was so great that they could in effect veto government decisions with which they disagreed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldstein20079_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldstein20079-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These three monasteries had 20,000 monks in total, supported by large estates of fertile land worked by serfs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldstein200713_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldstein200713-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At one time the Ganden monastery could support over 5,000 monks.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Waddell" title="Laurence Waddell">Laurence Waddell</a> reports an estimate of about 3,300 in the 1890s. There were apparently only 2,000 monks in 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWaddell1972268_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWaddell1972268-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDowman198899_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDowman198899-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ganden Monastery</a>'s notable monks in its history was <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kunigaish_Gedimin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kunigaish Gedimin (page does not exist)">Kunigaish Gedimin</a>. Consecrated by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mahacharya_Ratnavajra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mahacharya Ratnavajra (page does not exist)">Mahacharya Ratnavajra</a>, Gediminas resided at Ganden for a decade. He is also credited with ordaining Karl Tõnisson also known as <a href="/wiki/Karl_T%C3%B5nisson" title="Karl Tõnisson">Brother Vahindra</a>, at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Burkuchinsk_Monastery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Burkuchinsk Monastery (page does not exist)">Burkuchinsk Monastery</a> near <a href="/wiki/Lake_Baikal" title="Lake Baikal">Lake Baikal</a> in 1893.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 126.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 124.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GandenMonastery.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="1985 photo of a portion of Ganden Monastery ruins (with some new buildings) destroyed by the People's Liberation Army in 1959, after Tibetan's March 10th Lhasa protest and the flight to exile of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet."><img alt="1985 photo of a portion of Ganden Monastery ruins (with some new buildings) destroyed by the People's Liberation Army in 1959, after Tibetan's March 10th Lhasa protest and the flight to exile of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/GandenMonastery.jpg/187px-GandenMonastery.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/GandenMonastery.jpg/280px-GandenMonastery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/GandenMonastery.jpg/373px-GandenMonastery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="880" data-file-height="1272" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1985 photo of a portion of Ganden Monastery <a href="/wiki/Ruins" title="Ruins">ruins</a> (with some new buildings) destroyed by the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army" title="People's Liberation Army">People's Liberation Army</a> in 1959, after <a href="/wiki/Tibetan_people" title="Tibetan people">Tibetan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tibetan_Uprising_Day" title="Tibetan Uprising Day">March 10th Lhasa protest</a> and the flight to <a href="/wiki/Exile" title="Exile">exile</a> of the <a href="/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama" title="14th Dalai Lama">14th Dalai Lama</a> of Tibet.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 249.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 247.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganden_Monastery_in_1921.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Part of Ganden Monastery, Tibet in 1921. Tsongkhapa's tomb is in the center left, close to it on the right with four large pillars is the Assembly Hall of the monastery, and the house where the Ganden Tripa lived and the Dalai Lama's apartments under gilt roofs."><img alt="Part of Ganden Monastery, Tibet in 1921. Tsongkhapa's tomb is in the center left, close to it on the right with four large pillars is the Assembly Hall of the monastery, and the house where the Ganden Tripa lived and the Dalai Lama's apartments under gilt roofs." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Ganden_Monastery_in_1921.jpg/371px-Ganden_Monastery_in_1921.jpg" decoding="async" width="248" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Ganden_Monastery_in_1921.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="291" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Part of Ganden Monastery, Tibet in 1921. Tsongkhapa's tomb is in the center left, close to it on the right with four large pillars is the Assembly Hall of the monastery, and the house where the Ganden Tripa lived and the Dalai Lama's apartments under gilt roofs.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-1959_rebuilding">Post-1959 rebuilding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ganden_Monastery&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-1959 rebuilding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ganden Monastery was completely destroyed by the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army" title="People's Liberation Army">People's Liberation Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/1959_Tibetan_uprising" title="1959 Tibetan uprising">1959 Tibetan uprising</a>. In 1966 it was severely shelled by <a href="/wiki/Red_Guards_(China)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Guards (China)">Red Guard</a> artillery, and monks had to dismantle the remains.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDowman198899_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDowman198899-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The buildings were reduced to rubble using dynamite during the <a href="/wiki/Cultural_Revolution" title="Cultural Revolution">Cultural Revolution</a> (1966–1976).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most of Tsongkhapa's mummified body was burned, but his skull and some ashes were saved from the fire by Bomi Rinpoche, the monk who had been forced to carry the body to the fire.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELaird2006126_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELaird2006126-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Re-building has continued since the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDowman198899–100_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDowman198899–100-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2012, rapid progress was being made on rebuilding the monastery.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The red-painted lhakang in the centre is the reconstruction of Ganden's <i>sanctum sanctorum</i> containing Tsongkapa's reliquary <a href="/wiki/Chorten" class="mw-redirect" title="Chorten">chorten</a>, called the Tongwa Donden, "Meaningful to Behold."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDowman198899–100_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDowman198899–100-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structures">Structures</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ganden_Monastery&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Structures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ganden contained more than two dozen major chapels with large Buddha statues. The largest chapel was capable of seating 3,500 monks. <a href="/wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenzin Gyatso">Tenzin Gyatso</a>, the 14th Dalai Lama (born 1935), took his final degree examination in Ganden in 1958 and he claims to feel a particularly close connection with Tsongkhapa.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELaird2006125–126_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELaird2006125–126-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The monastery runs a guesthouse for visitors. Ganden's main assembly hall is a white building with gold-capped roofs, near a huge square. The main chapel contains many gilded images of Tsongkhapa. A maroon and ochre chapel beside the main assembly hall has a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, and has a section used for hand-printing scriptural texts using wood blocks.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012175_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012175-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The three main sights in the Ganden Monastery are the Serdung, which contains the tomb of Tsongkhapa, the Tsokchen Assembly Hall and the Ngam Cho Khang the chapel where Tsongkhapa traditionally taught. The monastery houses artifacts that belonged to Tsongkhapa.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 271.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 269.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganden_monastery_in_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Ganden_monastery_in_2013.jpg/404px-Ganden_monastery_in_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Ganden_monastery_in_2013.jpg/605px-Ganden_monastery_in_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Ganden_monastery_in_2013.jpg/807px-Ganden_monastery_in_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 242px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganden19.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Ganden19.JPG/360px-Ganden19.JPG" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Ganden19.JPG/540px-Ganden19.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Ganden19.JPG/720px-Ganden19.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 271.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 269.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganden_monastery,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ganden monastery, 2013"><img alt="Ganden monastery, 2013" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg/404px-Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg/605px-Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg/807px-Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ganden monastery, 2013</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 122.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 120.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monks_at_Ganden_monastery,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Monks at Ganden monastery"><img alt="Monks at Ganden monastery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Monks_at_Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg/181px-Monks_at_Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="121" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Monks_at_Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg/271px-Monks_at_Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Monks_at_Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg/361px-Monks_at_Ganden_monastery%2C_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3872" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Monks at Ganden monastery </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 122.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 120.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganden_monastery_after_repainting,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ganden monastery after repainting in November 2013"><img alt="Ganden monastery after repainting in November 2013" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Ganden_monastery_after_repainting%2C_2013.jpg/181px-Ganden_monastery_after_repainting%2C_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="121" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Ganden_monastery_after_repainting%2C_2013.jpg/271px-Ganden_monastery_after_repainting%2C_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Ganden_monastery_after_repainting%2C_2013.jpg/361px-Ganden_monastery_after_repainting%2C_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3872" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ganden monastery after repainting in November 2013</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 122.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 120.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganden_monastery,_Tibet,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ganden monastery, 2013"><img alt="Ganden monastery, 2013" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ganden_monastery%2C_Tibet%2C_2013.jpg/181px-Ganden_monastery%2C_Tibet%2C_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="121" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ganden_monastery%2C_Tibet%2C_2013.jpg/271px-Ganden_monastery%2C_Tibet%2C_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ganden_monastery%2C_Tibet%2C_2013.jpg/361px-Ganden_monastery%2C_Tibet%2C_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3872" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ganden monastery, 2013</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 242px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganden18.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ganden18.JPG/360px-Ganden18.JPG" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ganden18.JPG/540px-Ganden18.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ganden18.JPG/720px-Ganden18.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recent_events">Recent events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ganden_Monastery&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Recent events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Early in 1996, after a ban had been imposed on pictures of the <a href="/wiki/Dalai_Lama" title="Dalai Lama">Dalai Lama</a>, 400 monks at Ganden rioted. They were fired upon by PLA troops, apparently causing two deaths and several injuries, followed by the arrest of one hundred monks. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2008_Tibetan_unrest" title="2008 Tibetan unrest">2008 Tibetan uprising anniversary</a>, Ganden Monastery monks participated in the mass demonstrations and protests which began on 10 March and spread throughout Tibet. </p><p>As of 2012 the population of monks has been reduced to about 400 monks.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Establishment_in_India">Establishment in India</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ganden_Monastery&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Establishment in India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gaden_Jangtse_Thoesam_Norling_Monastery,_Tibetan_Colony_Mundgod.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Gaden_Jangtse_Thoesam_Norling_Monastery%2C_Tibetan_Colony_Mundgod.jpg/260px-Gaden_Jangtse_Thoesam_Norling_Monastery%2C_Tibetan_Colony_Mundgod.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Gaden_Jangtse_Thoesam_Norling_Monastery%2C_Tibetan_Colony_Mundgod.jpg/390px-Gaden_Jangtse_Thoesam_Norling_Monastery%2C_Tibetan_Colony_Mundgod.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Gaden_Jangtse_Thoesam_Norling_Monastery%2C_Tibetan_Colony_Mundgod.jpg/520px-Gaden_Jangtse_Thoesam_Norling_Monastery%2C_Tibetan_Colony_Mundgod.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Ganden Monastery in Mundgod</figcaption></figure> <p>The Ganden Monastery has been re-established in <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, India by the Tibetan population in exile. The Ganden Monastery is in the Tibetan settlement at <a href="/wiki/Mundgod" title="Mundgod">Mundgod</a>. This settlement of Tibetan refugees is the largest of its kind in India and was first established in 1966, from land donated by the Indian government. In the Tibetan settlement near <a href="/wiki/Mundgod" title="Mundgod">Mundgod</a> are the Ganden and the <a href="/wiki/Drepung_Monastery" title="Drepung Monastery">Drepung Monastery</a>. In 1999 there were about 13,000 residents. The Tibetan settlement consists of nine camps with two monasteries and one nunnery. They established a credit bank for farms, an agricultural institute and a craft center. Modern technology and communication technology are being introduced. The curriculum of the Ganden Monastery remains similar to the teachings of the pre-1959 Ganden Monastery. The Ganden Monastery Colleges Jangtse and Shartse have also been reestablished in India. They are named The Ganden Jangtse College and The Gaden Shartse Monastery. They are located in <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2008, over 500 monks, who refused to adhere to the ban against the protective deity <a href="/wiki/Dorje_Shugden" title="Dorje Shugden">Dorje Shugden</a>, enforced by the Dalai Lama's government in exile, were expelled from the Ganden Monastery in <a href="/wiki/Mundgod" title="Mundgod">Mundgod</a>, Karnataka, and founded in its immediate neighborhood the Shar Gaden Monastery, officially opened in October 2009. As a result, the Dokhang Khangtsen, the biggest division of Gaden Shartse Monastery, where most of the departing monks came from, ceased to exist.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOfficial_Opening_of_Shar_Gaden_Monastery_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOfficial_Opening_of_Shar_Gaden_Monastery-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ganden_Monastery&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ganden_Phodrang" title="Ganden Phodrang">Ganden Phodrang</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ganden_Monastery&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">There is a legend that the founder, as a small boy in a previous life, gave a crystal rosary to the Buddha. The Buddha made a prophecy that the boy would found a monastery call "Ge", a form of the first syllable of "Ganden". The Buddha gave the boy a conch shell, and the Buddha's disciple Maudgalyayana buried the shell in Tibet. A year after Ganden Monastery had been founded, Tsongkhapa dug up the conch shell on a hill behind Ganden. In 1416 Tsongkhapa gave the shell to Jamyang Choge, his disciple, who founded <a href="/wiki/Drepung_Monastery" title="Drepung Monastery">Drepung Monastery</a> later that year. The conch shell has been retained at Drepung. Another disciple of Tsongkhapa, Jamchen Chojey (1354–1435), founded <a href="/wiki/Sera_Monastery" title="Sera Monastery">Sera Monastery</a> in 1419.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBerzin1991-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </span> </li> </ol></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDavid-Néel1959" class="citation book cs1">David-Néel, Alexandra (1959). <i>Initiations & Initiates in Tibet</i> (First American ed.). 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href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldstein20079_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGoldstein2007">Goldstein 2007</a>, p. 9.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldstein200713-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldstein200713_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGoldstein2007">Goldstein 2007</a>, p. 13.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBuckley2012174_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBuckley2012">Buckley 2012</a>, p. 174.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWaddell1972268-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a 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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7102-1370-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-7102-1370-0"><bdi>0-7102-1370-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Power-places+of+Central+Tibet%3A+The+Pilgrim%27s+Guide&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Routledge+%26+Kegan+Paul&rft.date=1988&rft.isbn=0-7102-1370-0&rft.aulast=Dowman&rft.aufirst=Keith&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGanden+Monastery" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGanden_Monastery_in_Tibet,_Dhonden_Foundation" class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dhonden.nl/e-ganden-jangtse-monastery-tibet.html">"Ganden Monastery in Tibet"</a>. Dhonden Foundation<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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New York: Grove Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8021-1827-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8021-1827-1"><bdi>978-0-8021-1827-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Story+of+Tibet%3A+Conversations+with+the+Dalai+Lama&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Grove+Press&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-0-8021-1827-1&rft.aulast=Laird&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fstoryoftibetconv00lair&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGanden+Monastery" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOfficial_Opening_of_Shar_Gaden_Monastery" class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/news/official-opening-of-shar-gaden-monastery-confirmed/">"Official Opening of Shar Gaden Monastery, October 2009"</a>. <i>Dorje Shugden</i>. 2009-06-12<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Kunggar">Kunggar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leten" class="mw-redirect" title="Leten">Leten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lh%C3%BCnzhub" class="mw-redirect" title="Lhünzhub">Lhünzhub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco,_Tibet" class="mw-redirect" title="Namco, Tibet">Namco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niu_New_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Niu New Area">Niu New Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ny%C3%AAmo_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyêmo Town">Nyêmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ny%C3%AAtang" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyêtang">Nyêtang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qiannang" title="Qiannang">Qiannang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wumatang" class="mw-redirect" title="Wumatang">Wumatang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yangbajain" title="Yangbajain">Yangbajain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zaxoi" class="mw-redirect" title="Zaxoi">Zaxoi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zhujia,_Tibet" title="Zhujia, Tibet">Zhujia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="Yangpachen Monastery">Yangpachen Monastery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drepung_Monastery" title="Drepung Monastery">Drepung Monastery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramoche_Temple" title="Ramoche Temple">Ramoche Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reting_Monastery" title="Reting Monastery">Reting Monastery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanga_Monastery" title="Sanga Monastery">Sanga Monastery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yerpa" title="Yerpa">Yerpa</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Sera_Monastery" title="Sera Monastery">Sera Monastery</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chupzang_Nunnery" title="Chupzang Nunnery">Chupzang Nunnery</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Drakri_Hermitage" title="Drakri Hermitage">Drakri Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Garu_Nunnery" title="Garu Nunnery">Garu Nunnery</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Keutsang_Hermitage" title="Keutsang Hermitage">Keutsang Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Keutsang_East_Hermitage" title="Keutsang East Hermitage">Keutsang East Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Keutsang_Hermitage" title="Keutsang Hermitage">Keutsang Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Khardo_Hermitage" title="Khardo Hermitage">Khardo Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Negodong_Nunnery" title="Negodong Nunnery">Negodong Nunnery</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nenang_Monastery" title="Nenang Monastery">Nenang Monastery</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pabonka_Hermitage" title="Pabonka Hermitage">Pabonka Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Panglung_Hermitage" title="Panglung Hermitage">Panglung Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Purbuchok_Hermitage" title="Purbuchok Hermitage">Purbuchok Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rakhadrak_Hermitage" title="Rakhadrak Hermitage">Rakhadrak Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sera_Monastery" title="Sera Monastery">Sera Monastery</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sera_Ch%C3%B6ding_Hermitage" title="Sera Chöding Hermitage">Sera Chöding Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sera_G%C3%B6npasar_Hermitage" title="Sera Gönpasar Hermitage">Sera Gönpasar Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sera_Uts%C3%A9_Hermitage" title="Sera Utsé Hermitage">Sera Utsé Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Takten_Hermitage" title="Takten Hermitage">Takten Hermitage</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Trashi_Ch%C3%B6ling_Hermitage" title="Trashi Chöling Hermitage">Trashi Chöling Hermitage</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other landmarks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barkhor" title="Barkhor">Barkhor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chokpori" class="mw-redirect" title="Chokpori">Chokpori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drapchi_Prison" title="Drapchi Prison">Drapchi Prison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Zhol_Pillar" title="Lhasa Zhol Pillar">Lhasa Zhol Pillar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tromzikhang" title="Tromzikhang">Tromzikhang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyang_bran" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyang bran">Nyang bran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hutoushan_Reservoir" title="Hutoushan Reservoir">Hutoushan Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samdrup_Pohang" title="Samdrup Pohang">Samdrup Pohang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labrang_Nyingba" title="Labrang Nyingba">Labrang Nyingba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monument_of_Jiangsu_Road" title="Monument of Jiangsu Road">Monument of Jiangsu Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treasure_of_the_Plateau" title="Treasure of the Plateau">Treasure of the Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Racecourse" title="Lhasa Racecourse">Lhasa Racecourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potala_Palace_Inner_Stele" title="Potala Palace Inner Stele">Potala Palace Inner Stele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Martyrs%27_Mausoleum" title="Lhasa Martyrs' Mausoleum">Lhasa Martyrs' Mausoleum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qinghai-Tibet-Sichuan-Tibet_Highway_Monument" title="Qinghai-Tibet-Sichuan-Tibet Highway Monument">Qinghai-Tibet-Sichuan-Tibet Highway Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_Nepal,_Lhasa" title="Consulate General of Nepal, Lhasa">Consulate General of Nepal, Lhasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhalu_Pohang" title="Lhalu Pohang">Lhalu Pohang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirin_Dorje_Pohang" title="Shirin Dorje Pohang">Shirin Dorje Pohang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_building_of_the_Preparatory_Committee_for_the_Tibet_Autonomous_Region" title="Office building of the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region">Office building of the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Auditorium" title="Lhasa Auditorium">Lhasa Auditorium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Working_People%27s_Cultural_Palace" title="Tibet Working People's Cultural Palace">Tibet Working People's Cultural Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_North_and_South_Mountain_Greening_Project" title="Lhasa North and South Mountain Greening Project">Lhasa North and South Mountain Greening Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Representative_of_the_Central_People%27s_Government_in_Tibet" title="Office of the Representative of the Central People's Government in Tibet">Office of the Representative of the Central People's Government in Tibet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture & Life</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Potala_Palace_Square" title="Potala Palace Square">Potala Palace Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibetan_People%27s_Hall" title="Tibetan People's Hall">Tibetan People's Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Museum_(Lhasa)" title="Tibet Museum (Lhasa)">Tibet Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Museum_of_Natural_Science" title="Tibet Museum of Natural Science">Tibet Museum of Natural Science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Himalaya_Mountaineering_Guide_School" title="Tibet Himalaya Mountaineering Guide School">Tibet Himalaya Mountaineering Guide School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Stadium" title="Tibet Stadium">Tibet Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Youth_Activity_Center" title="Lhasa Youth Activity Center">Lhasa Youth Activity Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Hospital_of_Tibet_Autonomous_Region" title="People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region">People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibetan_Hospital_of_the_Tibet_Autonomous_Region" title="Tibetan Hospital of the Tibet Autonomous Region">Tibetan Hospital of the Tibet Autonomous Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Autonomous_Region_Mass_Art_Museum" title="Tibet Autonomous Region Mass Art Museum">Tibet Autonomous Region Mass Art Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Comprehensive_Pavilion" title="Lhasa Comprehensive Pavilion">Lhasa Comprehensive Pavilion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Autonomous_Region_Archives" title="Tibet Autonomous Region Archives">Tibet Autonomous Region Archives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Mass_Culture_and_Sports_Center" title="Lhasa Mass Culture and Sports Center">Lhasa Mass Culture and Sports Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Cinema_City" title="Lhasa Cinema City">Lhasa Cinema City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Rug_Mansion" title="Tibet Rug Mansion">Tibet Rug Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Exhibition_Center" title="Tibet Exhibition Center">Tibet Exhibition Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Hall_Marking_the_Emancipation_of_More_Than_One_Million_Serfs" title="Memorial Hall Marking the Emancipation of More Than One Million Serfs">Memorial Hall Marking the Emancipation of More Than One Million Serfs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Half_Marathon" title="Lhasa Half Marathon">Lhasa Half Marathon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Television" title="Lhasa Television">Lhasa Television</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Business & Development</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Economic_and_Technological_Development_Zone" title="Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone">Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Development_Company" title="Tibet Development Company">Tibet Development Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Everest_Resources" title="Tibet Everest Resources">Tibet Everest Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Tibet" title="Bank of Tibet">Bank of Tibet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Donggar_Wholesale_Market" title="Lhasa Donggar Wholesale Market">Lhasa Donggar Wholesale Market</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education & Science</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_University" title="Tibet University">Tibet University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_University_of_Traditional_Tibetan_Medicine" title="Tibet University of Traditional Tibetan Medicine">Tibet University of Traditional Tibetan Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Teachers_College" title="Lhasa Teachers College">Lhasa Teachers College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Middle_School" title="Lhasa Middle School">Lhasa Middle School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_No.1_Elementary_School" title="Lhasa No.1 Elementary School">Lhasa No.1 Elementary School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa-Beijing_Experimental_Middle_School" title="Lhasa-Beijing Experimental Middle School">Lhasa-Beijing Experimental Middle School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yangbajain_Cosmic_Ray_National_Field_Scientific_Observatory" title="Yangbajain Cosmic Ray National Field Scientific Observatory">Yangbajain Cosmic Ray National Field Scientific Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Library" title="Tibet Library">Tibet Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Library" title="Lhasa Library">Lhasa Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_500kV_Transmission_Project" title="Lhasa 500kV Transmission Project">Lhasa 500kV Transmission Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Converter_Station" title="Lhasa Converter Station">Lhasa Converter Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_River,_Two_Rivers_Project" title="One River, Two Rivers Project">One River, Two Rivers Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qinghai-Tibet_Networking_Project" title="Qinghai-Tibet Networking Project">Qinghai-Tibet Networking Project</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hotels & Parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chagpori_Park" title="Chagpori Park">Chagpori Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liwu_Park" title="Liwu Park">Liwu Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cisongtang_Park" title="Cisongtang Park">Cisongtang Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banak_Sh%C3%B6l_Hotel" title="Banak Shöl Hotel">Banak Shöl Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Hotel" title="Lhasa Hotel">Lhasa Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Hotel" title="Tibet Hotel">Tibet Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Autonomous_Region_Guesthouse" title="Tibet Autonomous Region Guesthouse">Tibet Autonomous Region Guesthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Tourism" title="Tibet Tourism">Tibet Tourism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Gonggar_Airport" title="Lhasa Gonggar Airport">Lhasa Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damxung_railway_station" title="Damxung railway station">Damxung railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_railway_station" title="Lhasa railway station">Lhasa railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_West_railway_station" title="Lhasa West railway station">Lhasa West railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wumatang_railway_station" title="Wumatang railway station">Wumatang railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yangbajain_railway_station" title="Yangbajain railway station">Yangbajain railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_National_Highway_109" title="China National Highway 109">G109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_National_Highway_318" title="China National Highway 318">G318</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G6_Beijing%E2%80%93Lhasa_Expressway" title="G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway">G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Linkor_Road" title="North Linkor Road">North Linkor Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Beijing_Road" title="Central Beijing Road">Central Beijing Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norbulingka_Road" title="Norbulingka Road">Norbulingka Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jiangsu_Road_(Lhasa)" title="Jiangsu Road (Lhasa)">Jiangsu Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jinzhu_West_Road" title="Jinzhu West Road">Jinzhu West Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_River_Special_Bridge" title="Lhasa River Special Bridge">Lhasa River Special Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhasa_Passenger_Station" title="Lhasa Passenger Station">Lhasa Passenger Station</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Government</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doje_Cezhug" title="Doje Cezhug">Doje Cezhug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Namgyal" title="Jigme Namgyal">Jigme Namgyal</a></li></ul> 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