Tashilhunpo Temple
Location
No. 1 Jijilangka Road, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region
Reasons to visit
Tashilhunpo Monastery (Chinese Pinyin: Zha Shi Lun Bu Si, Tibetan: bkra-shis lhun-po, English: Tashilhunpo Monastery) means "Auspicious Sumeru Temple", and its full name is "Tashilhunpo Baiji"
Opening Hours
- 09:00-18:00 (all day); last admission time: 18:00 (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)
Tashilhunpo Monastery (Chinese Pinyin: Zha Shi Lun Bu Si, Tibetan: bkra-shis lhun-po, English: Tashilhunpo Monastery) means "Auspicious Sumeru Temple", and its full name is "Tashilhunpo Baiji" Deqin Qu Tangjiel Nan Bajwarin" means "the auspicious Sumeru gathers blessings and excels all other states". Tashilhunpo Temple is the largest temple in Shigatse, Tibet. It is located on the east slope of Nyima Mountain in the west of Shigatse City. Tashilhunpo Monastery was the place where the Panchen Lamas were stationed after the fourth generation. Together with the "three major temples" Ganden Monastery, Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, it is collectively known as the "Four Major Monasteries" of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The four major temples, as well as the Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai and the Labrang Monastery in Gansu, are listed as the "six major temples" of the Gelug Sect. Tashilhunpo Temple is one of the six famous Yellow Sect temples in the country. On March 4, 1961, Tashilhunpo Temple was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council.
Tashilhunpo Temple covers an area of about 150,000 square meters and is surrounded by palace walls. The palace walls meander along the mountain with a circumference of more than 3,000 meters. There are 57 sutra halls and 3,600 houses in the temple. The entire temple is built on a hillside, with mountains at its back. It is located in the north and faces the sun. The temples are connected in sequence, with a balanced density, harmony and symmetry.
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