Thursday 10 May 2007

Zhaxi Lhunbo Monastery

Built by the presiding of the first Dalai Lama Gengduenjuba, the disciple of Tsongkhapa, in 1447, it is located at the foot of Nima Hill near Lhasa. The later fourth, fifth and sixth Panchan Lama extended it into the size of what it is now.

it’s the traditional seat of Panchan Lama. A 22.4 meters gilded copper statue of Amitabha Meitriya, the tallest in the world, is enshrined and worshiped in it. There are in the monastery halls of Panchans holy relics, the holy relic hall for the tenth Panchan Lama is completed in September 4, 1993.

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