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Gelug Pa Monasteries

Juli Monastery

February 4, 2020 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Juli monastery is a Gelug pa monastery at Juli village of Xinduqiao town, about 85 kilometers west from Kangding City.

Brief

It was originally called “Rang Ti monastery”, and was built in Ran Ti Gang mountain by Master Dengba who was one of the five scholars of Muya region of Kham.

In the 1st year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1662 AD), the monastery was moved to curently address at Juli village, hence it is named after the vilage.

Enshrining

The monastery enshrines 108 Volumes of Kangyur which is one of the three only remaining manuscripts with history of more than 1000 years, and well – preserved murals with history of more than 600 years old. In addition, the unique butter flower.

There is one sky-funeral field behind the monastery and slightly above the main hall of the monastery, which holds the sky-funeral in the monrning usually, and not open to the visitors;

Juli Monastery had been reonstructed and expanded three times on the 2nd khenpo (the teacher of 7th Dailai lama), the 24th khenpo of Sangji Gengdan and in 1983; Until now, it has been through 47 generation of khenpo and 3 generation of Rinpoches.

Muya Tibetan opera

During the first Renpoche of Juli monastery, the Muya Tibetan opera was created, which is very unique from other type of Tibetan opera in the eastan Tibet of Kham, and it became one tradition that to play the Tibetan opera for 3 days from June 28th to 30th anuually

The Rinpoche

Of the three Rinpoche of JuLi monastery, the most well-known is the 3rd reincarnation of rinpoche, whom is called Fa-Hai Rinpoche (1920 – 1994), he was born in Muli county, and being identified as the 3rd reincarnation of Rinpoche of Juli monastery.

He went to Lhasa to study when he was 12 years old, after 7 years’ hard learning, he passed the exam, and earned degree “Geshe lharampa“, the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhism.

After returning from Lhasa, he began his journey of preaching to Chamdo, Shangri La, Daocheng…etc, all of which are in the remote and hidden regions of Kham. He passed away at age of 74 years old. After cremation, there were 18 sarira left in the ashes, and all of which are now enshrined in the stupa in Juli monastery

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Juli Monastery Data


Address

Add : Juli village, Xinduqiao

Entrance fee

RMB 15 per person

Altitude

3300 meters

Opening hour

Full day

How to get to there


Ju Li Monastery is about 80 kilometers west from Kangding township, from which local buses or taxi are quite easy to be arranged to get to this beautiful town. The closest airport is Kangding airport which is 48 kilometers east from Xinduqiao on the Mt Dzetuo wihtin 1 hour drive;

By flight: there are three daily flights from Chengdu to Kangding, then by local taxi to Xinduqiao which Juli monastery is located at

By long distance bus: it is recommended to get to Chengdu Xin Nan Men Bus station which offers the most frequently buses to Kangding.

In addition, there are other departures to Kangding from Chengdu Cha Dian Zi Bus station, Chengdu Bei Men Bus station, and Shi Yang Chang Bus station,

Note, all buses ends at Kangding, and it is needed for you to switch to local mini bus or taxi to Xinduqiao, which may take about 3 hours drive to get to Juli monastery from Kangding;

Kangding Airport Facts

Contact: +86 836 282 7811
IATA Code: KGT
Altitude: 4,238 meters above sea level

Xin Nan Men station

Add: No. 2, Xin Nan Road, Chengdu
Contact: +86 28 8543-3609
Working hour: 05:30 am – 21:30 pm

Filed Under: Gelug Pa Monasteries

Hong Po Monastery

January 27, 2020 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Hong Po Village is a peaceful village and covered by the green trees in a valley. Hong Po Monastery is like a pearl inlaid in this beautiful village, with red walls and blue tiles, prayer flags flies in the wind. The monastery it looks simple and solemn.

Location

Hong Po Monastery is located in Hong Po Village, Yunling township, Deqen County, Diqing Tibetan Prefecture of Yunnan Province. It faces Mt Kawa Karpo which is in the east of the Lancang River. There is a dense virgin forest behind the monastery near the snow covered main peak of the White Horse Snow Mountain, which is regarded as the mountain god of Hong Po Village, as well as the patron saint of the east gate of Mt Kawa Karpo.

Breif

Hong Po Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist temple with a history of more than 500 years; It was built in 1514 as to be one of the temples of Kagyu Pa . It was suppressed because of involvement in the rebellion against the Mongolian khan in 1674, and its property was confiscated and the monks were to disband, however, after two years, Hong Po Monastery was restored in 1676, but it was converted to Gelug Pa sect of Tibetan religion, and it was renamed as Gaden Yangpajinglin Monastery by Dalai Lama V.

Religiou connection

Hong Po Monastery, Dongzhulin Monastery, Deqinlin Monastery are regarded as the three main Tibetan Monasteries in Deqin County; They all used to be Kagyu monasteries, and they all were converted to Gelug Pa monastery after the rebellion in 1674.

Management

In 1680 (The 19th year of Kang Xi Emprior, Qing Dynasty), Dalai Lama V selected “Gun Song Kainpo” to be the General Host of the three monasteries, he then enthroned at Hong Po Monastery to begin his service. The monthly fee of all monks in the three monasteries were issued by Hong Po Monastery. In Tibetan language “Hong Po” means silver, which was the currency in the ancient history; Therefore, Hongpo Temple was also known as the “Mother Monastery” among the three temples.

Monastery Structure

Now the whole temple is composed of three parts. The assembly hall is centered,the Amitabha Buddha Hall is ahead,the buildings of monk’s dorm room are surrounding like the stars around the moon. The statues of the four Dharma protectors on the main temple cloister also has the painting style of Chinese Buddhism. Generally, the four Dharma protectors in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries are murals. But the ones in Hong Po monastery are clay sculptures, which can be described as a unique work in Tibetan monasteries.

Assembly hall

The assembly hall is a place where monks gather for ritual activities enshrine Tsongkhapa and his two disciples, it can accommodate about 500 monks. The murals on the walls of this hall were newly painted during the restoration and reconstruction after the Cultural Revolution.

There is also a small hall behind the main hall enshrining Maitreya Bodhisattva, on both sides, there are eight buddha status of Manjushri, Maitreya Arya, Avalokite Shvara, Mahasthamaprapta, Aksiayamatir, Bodhisattva, Bhairajya Samudgata, Bhaisajya Raja

There are wooden ladders on both sides of the cloister outside the main hall leading to the second floor which is mainly used to worship Dharma protectors. There is a flat Bluestone slab square in front of the main hall, which is an important place for holding large-scale Buddhist events every year.

Before the square, it is the Amitabha Buddha Hall, which was not damaged much during the Cultural Revolution, and basically retained its original appearance. The Amitabha Buddha is divided into two floors. The first floor is the main hall, which is mainly used for worship the Amitabha Buddha, and there is a precious silver stupa with height of 1 meter containing a Sheli of the “Fai-hai Renpoche” whom was from Juli monastery near Xinduqiao in Kham. The second floor is a reception room for important people such as masters, living Buddhas…etc.,

Hua Xing Nan Bang

1854 AD (4th years of Xian-Feng, Qing Dynasty), a plaque of “Hua Xing Nan Bang – Ch 化行南邦” was bestowed by Emperor Xian-Feng, which this Royal Gift plaque protected Hong po monastery survived the Wei-Xi Religious Case of 1905 and was not destroyed. This plaque is also regarded as the greatest treasure of this monastery.

Today, the Zha-ba Living-Repoche is a reincarnation of the XIV, living the same life as ordinary Tibetans, with a wife and children

Hong Po Monastery Data


Address

On the Goat Slop, 3 kilometers from Hongpo village, Yun lin township

Entrance fee

Free of charge

Altitude

3,300 meters

Opening hour

Full day

How to get to there


Usually, the first step is to take flights or land transportation to arrive in Shangri La city, the capital town of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, from which there are about more than 15 buses leave for Deqin county where Hong Po Monastery is about 61 kilometers away from, it rouighly takes about 1.5 – 2 hours to make one way trip from Deqin to here;

There is no public bus to this monastery from Deqin, so it is recommended to hire local Taxi or minibus to get to here

Di Qing Airport

Address: No. 1, Shen-Ying Road
IATA Code: DIG
Altitude: 3,280 meters above sea level
Contact: +86 887 822 9916

Shangri La Bus Station

Address: Xiangbala Avenue
Phone: +86 887 822-3501
Altitude: 3,080 meters above sea level
Working hours: 06:00 am – 19:00 pm

Filed Under: Gelug Pa Monasteries

Kandze Monastery

April 16, 2019 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Kandze Monastery (or Garze monastery), a Gelug Pa sect monastery, is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Temple in Garze County.

Brief

Built in the first year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1662). It was founded by Dalai Lama V’s disciple with a history of nearly five hundred years. Its full name is Kandze Tashi Nuobu Monastery, also referred as “Kandze Monastery” in short, meaning white and beautiful. It is named after the white stone on the monastery site.

Location and size

Kandze Monastery is situated on hillside in the northern part of Garze County. It is a typical Tibetan and Chinese Han architectural style. The whole building faces south with construction area of 197,000 square meters and covering an area of 285,000 square meters overlooking Garze County.

There are about 3,300 monks and lamas in Kandze Monastery in 1957. It has 13 sub-monasteries; and had several commerce business in Lhasa, Chengdu, India.In 1958, most of the monks and lamas resumed secular life. The monastery was demolished during the Cultural Revolution in 1967.Then after being rebuilt in 1980, it now houses about 400 monks and lamas. It was approved for opening in 1981 and being restored its original appearance.

Buildings

The main building of the temple consists of a Main Assembly Hall, 10 small Assembly halls, and one Maitreya hall. The Dratsangs are evenly distributed around the temples being compact and well organized architecture and a rhythmic pattern. Inside the Main Assembly Hall, the architectures are magnificent with carved beams and painted rafters. The murals are colorful and lifelike. Below the monastery, there are much more dense residential groups, which surround the
monastery.

The Main Assembly Hall is earth-wood structure with four floors. The first floor is the Great Hall; The second floor is the Hall of God of protection; The third floor is the Hall of Maitreya Buddha. The fourth floor is enshrined the Jowo Repoche whom was invited from India.

On the second floor, there are a large number of Tibetan knives and old muskets in the Hall of God of protection. It is said that the local Tibetans offered those to the monastery to express their determination of Not to Kill.

Inheritance

Kandze Monastery has now inherited the third generation of Shangen Living Buddha, which began from 1846 and passed down to now the thrid generation. The first lineage was one of the three candidates of the 11th Dalai Lama. After the 11th Dalai Lama was certified by the Lot-drawing from a golden urn,one of the unsuccessful children became the 1st generation of Shangen Living Buddha,which has close connection with Garzi Kongsa landlord family.

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main hall

Kandze Monastery Data


Address

Add : 2 kilometer north from Garze City
Contact : +86 836 752-6176 / 752-3637

Opening hour

08:00 am – 17:00 pm

Entrance fee

RMB 10 per person

Altitude

3,890 meters

Gu-Duo Puja


Puja Date

2021 February 9th to 10th
2022 February 28th to March 1st

Puja Detail

It is the mysterious puja about to repel evil. The main purpose of this ancient Gu-Duo Puja is to banish the bad luck in the past year, and turn evil into righteousness. Pray for No disease, No disaster on people and livestock in the coming year, and the weather is good, and Rich harvest. Gu-Duo Monk Dance generally lasts two days on 28th and 29th days of December of Tibetan Calendar. On the first day of this festival, there will be 8 programs (dances). On the 2nd day, the programs are to throw exorcism objects, and to throw “Sui Wu” (“Sui” refers to the disaster caused by evil, “Wu” means object; “Sui Wu” means a object that brings bad luck caused by evil )

As early as a month before this festival, the monks take a certain amount of time to practice the Holy Mask dance while doing daily religious work.
Under the guidance of the head coach of the monastery, every monk whom wear the mask and dance shall understand how to play the gesture operation,dance steps,the purpose of the weapon and secret spell.

Puja timetable

The festival begins around 9:00 in the morning. The monks of the whole temple sit in rows , facing south, and the front row is the guardian of honor. The local Tibetan and visitors are allowed to sit at in the east, south, and west. When the dancing monks appear, the local people take off their hats with enthusiasm, fold their hands together and prayed silently. In the sound of the music,the monks hold the sword and the religious appliance, dancing while walking side by side and entering the venue slowly

“Doma” is an item that is made of Tsampa with form similar to a child with age of 3 or 4; and there is red pigment in its abdomen; After being cut it is like bloodshed. “Doma” is one of the “Sui Wu”. When the monks enter the venue, they will surround the “Doma” to do all kinds of rituals; and then having the “Doma” stabbed by the 5 Guardian of God from 5 directions of East, West, South, North and Middle

Around 12:00 at noon, the Puja will end. In the sound of Religious music, the abbot sways the bell by hand,the monks sing the secret scriptures. Monks and local Tibetan take “Doma” and other “Sui Wu” together to the gulley where people cannot see the monastery when they look back, and burned it with fire. At this point, the annual ancient Gu-Duo Monk Dance Puja will be completed.

How to get to there


Kandze Monastery is located at the hill north of Garze County. It is about less than 2 kilometers walk from the center of the town;

You can either walk up to this monastery from center of this town, or to take a car reaching at this monastery within 3 minutes

Garze Gesaer Airport

Address: Laima village
IATA Code: GZG
Altitude: 4,061 meters

Garze Bus Station

Address: No, 164, Chuan-Zang Road
Phone: +86 836 752-2353
Altitude: 3,780 meters

Filed Under: Gelug Pa Monasteries

Litang Chode

December 17, 2018 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Litang Chode is also known as Litang Chode Ganden Tubchen Chokhorling, in Chinese Pin-Yin “Chang Qing Chun Ke Er Si” . It is located on the slope of Moraca Mountain in the north of Litang County.

Brief

Originally, it was a Black-Sect (Bon) Monastery. During the Wan-Li Period of Ming Dynasty (1580 AD), the third Dalai Lama – Suo-Nan Gyatso changed it to the Yellow-Sect (Gelug Pa) monastery and had it Consecrated. It is the oldest and largest Yellow-Sect (Gelug Pa) monastery in the east Tibet of Kham.

Meaning of monastery

“Chang Qing Chun Ke Er” is indeed the pronunciation of Tibetan language, the first two words “Chang Qing” means Maitreya Buddha (the future Buddha); the “Chun Ke Er ” means the Dharma Chakra that is always turning, and with fine truth forever.

Building, relics, and tradition

Litang Chode is built on the mountain covering an area of more than 500 acres with more than 4,300 monks. Among of whom, about 800 are the permanent residents.

The main hall is located at the highest point in the center of the temple. Since the end of 20th Century, this monastery has been rebuilt and maintained under the support of local authority, the temple has restored Maitreya Hall, Asemblly Hall, Thousand Buddha Hall, Xianggen Dormitory, Jinding Red Palace; One 19-meter-high Maitreya Buddha and the Three Thousand Buddha Halls were donated by the locals.

There are unique Buddhist murals on the girders in the temple. The Golden Dome Palace features the spiritual towers of the 1st and 2nd Xiang-Gen Rinpoche. The gilded tower is engraved with various patterns and is also inlaid with Red turquoise, Dzi Bead, Agate, coral, amber and other treasures. There are also the footprints of the 3rd and 5thDalai Lama in the temple. If lucky, the ancient Buddhist scriptures of “Ganggyur” & “Dangyur” can be viewed.

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Litang Chode Data


Address

Add : Moraca Mountain, North Litang

Opening hour

Full Day

Altitude

4,100 meters

Entrance fee

None

How to get to there


Litang Chode is located in the upwind area in the north of Litang Town; the nearest airport is Daocheng Yading Airport;

The fastest way to reach Litang Temple is to take a flight from Chengdu to Daocheng Yading Airport and transfer to a car for about 1.5 hours to reach Litang Chode. The total time is about 6 hours, including the waiting time at the airport;

But there is a big risk in doing so – Since the altitude of Litang Chode is 4100 meters, to travel from low altitude to a place with altitude of 4100 meters in a short time, travelers are likely to suffer from high altitude hypoxia.

Then it is recommended to start from Chengdu by land and use 2-3 days to avoid problems caused by high altitude.

Daocheng Yading Airport

Contact: +86 836 572 3333
IATA code: DCY
Altitude: 4,411 meters

Cha Dian Zi Bus Station

Add: No. 289, West 3rd ring road;
Contact: +86 28 87506610
Altitude: 460 meter

Litang Chode Major Events

Litang Horse-Racing Festival: from 28th to 31st July (This is the main one)

Maoya Tent Puja : In Maoya grassland, on the 10th month of Tibetan calendar

Lamp Festival : in Litang Chode and Leng-gu monastery, on 25th on the 10th month of Tibetan calendar

Tibetan New Year Festival: from 1st to 15th day on the 1st month of Tibetan calendar

Mai-Lang-Qu-Ba Puja : from 15th to 16th on the 1st month of Tibetan calendar

Banish Evil Festival: on 19th of the 12th month of Tibetan calendar

Mountain Festival: In the August, this festival is organized by villages, no certain time to be confirmed

Filed Under: Gelug Pa Monasteries

Gomar Gompa

July 24, 2017 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Gomar Gompa is also known as “Guo Ma Ri Gompa”. It was built in 1350 AD, and located in Guo Ma Ri village which was a military compound. The monastery is built with oil and stone

Brief

It was a sealed rectangular structure, with length of 260 meters from east to west, and width of 96 meters from south to north. It covers an area of total 2,496 square meters, there are three doors on East, West, and South. Its east gate is formal gate that was made in Red copper. One of features of this village is that there are Praying wheels on top of each door; Inside of it, each unit is a house for a family, wall of buildings are quite similar as Turkish and Islamic style. All local people are Tu minority people. This village is not far from Wutun monastery.

Kalachakra Pagoda

Gomar Gompa Kalachakra pagoda is a magnificent building located on top of hill that can be visible from village. This pagoda was founded by Abbot in 1994. It is a 5-storey building, with height of 33 meters. Its base is a one circular praying wheels; the modeling of this pagoda is a replication of Kalachakra that Sakyamuni first turned at Deer Court of Porone City of ancient India. It took 5 years to complete, and filled with belongings of 10th Panchan Lama inside of this pagoda. Artistic and architectural standard of this building are much higher than normal monasteries in other region.

Main buildings

There is one assembly hall, one Maitreya hall, one Dharmapala hall, and one Ang-qian Zha Cang, approximately 209 rooms, and 105 dorm rooms for monks, it occupies about nearly 100 acres, and housed more than 300 monks. It was damaged during 10 years culture revolutionary in 20th century; After 1981, The gompa is opened for publi. There are now about 80 monks, pilgrims are mostly from Guo Ri Ma village.

Gomar Data


Address & Contact

Guo Ma Ri village, Nianduhu count
5 kilometers north of Tongren county
Phone: +86 973 879-5001

Altitude

2,420 meters

Opening hour

08:00am – 18:00pm

Entrance fee

RMB 10 per person

Gomar Molam Puja

Molam Date

2021 February 14th – 28th
2022 February 3rd – 17th

Thangkar unfolding date

2021 February 20th
2022 February 9th

Monk Debating Class

Morning: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, 2 hours

Afternoon: 17:00 am – 19:00 pm, 2 hours

From Monday to Friday

How to get to Gomar Gompa


By foot it takes about 30 minutes hike from Wutun Monastery to Gorma Gompa
By bus Starting from Wutun Monastery to Gorma Gompa, with rate: RMB 30 per person
By rent vehicle Start from Tongren county, the cost is usually RMB 80 one way, and RMB 150 for a round trip journey.

Filed Under: Gelug Pa Monasteries

Wutun Monastery

July 23, 2017 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Wutun monastery is composed by two monasteries that are about 10 minutes walk from one to another;

Brief

Lower Wutun

Palden Chokhorling Monastery, also known as “Lower Wutun monastery” (Sengeshong Yagotsang) was founded in 1385 AD, and covers an area of about 80 acres.

Lower Wutun Buildings

It has one assembly hall, one Maitreya Hall, one Tea-house..etc; It is the larger one of the two, and has a beautiful and old Thangka outside Maitreya Hall. Some Murals of this monastery survived by being covered with newspaper and political slogans. The monastery has a collection of more than 7,000 sutra including Kangyur and Tengyur; There are 8 white pagoda called “Enlightenment of eight pagodas”, all of which are built with fund that is donated by villagers

Upper Wutun

Gendun Puntsok Choling Monastery, also known as “Upper Wutun monastery” (Sengeshong Magotsang) was built in 1645, attached to Longwu monastery.

Upper Wutun Buildings

It has only one assembly hall, one Sakyamuni Buddha Hall and one Maitreya temple. its appearance is not with great look, instead, kind of normal; however, inside of the monastery is quite stunning with the lifelike statues of Buddhas in the dim light shining golden color; and almost all of space has been filled up with countless murals and Thangka

Art School

Both monasteries featuring “Art School”, it has spread to all areas of Amdo, even today; tradition of Thangkar art was severely damaged during 10 year culture revolutionary in last century; however, benefited by dedication of few elderly masters whom have successfully restored and handed down to new generations of Thangkar painting masters.

Its thangkar style are widely to follow Tibet, but infusion of culture including Mongolian, Tu poeple and chinese culture which distinct from Thangkars from other region, such as central Tibet, and Kham. This is thought to be one evidence on a old saying that orgin of Wutun people is from Western Tibet, probably a inherit branch of Guge Kingdom, and to have mingled over centuries with neighboring community

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Wutun Monastery Data


Address

Wutun village, by No 203 Road

Altitude

2,260 meters

Entrance fee

Upper Wutun monastery : RMB 30 per person
Lower Wutun monastery : RMB 30 per person

Opening hour

08:00 am – 18:00 pm
Most of the halls are closed in the afternoon, it is recommended to visit the monasteries in the morning

How to get to there


Wutun monastery is about 7 kilometers from Tongren County. Road to this monastery is well paved, and there are regular buses connect this monastery and Tongren county. However, it is recommended to take a taxi or renting local vehicle to get this site

By bus 

The mini bus depart from Tongren county from 08:00am to the afternoon 17:30pm, the ride takes about 20 minutes at rate: RMB 7.00 per person


By rent vehicle 

It usually cost RMB 80.00 one way, 150.00 round trip

Filed Under: Gelug Pa Monasteries

Sumtseling Monastery

July 19, 2017 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Sumtseling Monastery is also called Sungtseling OR Song Zan Lin monastery. It is a Gelug pa tradition monastery seated approximately 5 kilometers outside the city of Shangri La (also known as Zhongdian or Gyeltang) in the southern edge of Kham, now it is administrated by Yunnan province.

Brief

Since its shape is very similar to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, therefore it is often refered as “Little Potala Palace“

Sumtseling Monastery was established by the 5th Dalai Lama in 1679. It was built during the rule of Kangxi Emperor (1662 AD-1722 AD) of Qing dynasty.

According to the legend that Kangxi Emperor was also associated in searching the reincarnation of 7th Dalai Lama. Its architecture is a synthesis of the Tibetan and Chinese.

The style

The monastery is kind like a stronghold that has solid, thick city walls and even five gates. The main hall is a Five-Story typical Tibetan Towers, it is able to accommodate more than 1,600 pilgrims to practice and chanting. The statue of 5th and 7th Dalai Lama are made and being placed in this main hall. It was severely damaged in the 10 years Cultural Revolution and being rebuilt in 1983; The monastery used to house more than 2,000 monks; and now there are still 700 monks study and live in this monastery

Sumtseling Monastery Data


Address & Contact

Add: Ni Wang Road
Contact : +86 887 822-9411 / 822-2455

Website & Opening hour

Web : http://www.szljq.com/
08:00am – 18:00pm

Altitude

3,380 meters

Entrance fee

RMB 115.00 per person

How to get to there


Sumtseling Monastery is situated in the north of Shangri La City, approximately 4 kilometers from the center of the downtown area; it can be easily reached by public transportation, or taxi

By bus

Line 3, get off the bus at terminal “Song-Zan-Lin-Si-Stop”

By Taxi

It usually costs 10.00 RMB

Puja & Festivals


Ge-dong Puja

  • Date: 2021 February 10th to 13th | 2022 March 1st to 4th
  • Programs: Worship deities, including Mask Dance, chanting, praying
  • Festival style: Religious festival

Horse Racing Festival

  • Date: 2021 June 25th to 27th | 2021 June 14th to 16th | 2022 June 3rd to 5th
  • Programs: Horse Racing, horse trading, dancing, singing
  • Festival style: cultural folk festival

Filed Under: Gelug Pa Monasteries

Long Wu Monastery

July 5, 2017 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Long Wu monastery is also known as “Rongpo Gonchen Monastery” or “Rongwo Gonchen Monastery” in Tibetan. It is located in Tongren County by Rongwo River, which Long Wu monastery gains its name from.

Brief

It was initially established as a three temple site in 1341 by Rongwu Samten Rinpoche, whose younger brother was architect and designer of monasteries.

The major figures

-1), Shartsang Kaldan Gyatso (1607 AD – 1677 AD) is recognized as the 1st  Reincarnation of Rongwu Samten Rinpoche and is founder of monastery at sites. He was in charge of to found the first temple of 3 Buddhas of Long Wu, then after Golden monastery and other temples.

-2), Yarba Chogyi, whom was recognized as 8th reincarnation in October 1991, built Prayer hall, Victory Stupa and Stupas at 4 corners of Long Wu monastery, he had the sayings of Buddha written in gold and commissioned statues of Tsongkhapa.

-3), Shartsang Gyatso established the 1st monastic college,

-4), Tsennyi Tratsang, Buddhist dialectics is taught in 1630 AD.

-5), Following Lobsang Trinley Longtok Gyatso, Reincarnation of 7th Shartsang Rinpoche, whom gradually expanded colleges to present size, including Tsennyi Tratsang, Gyamat Tratsang (Lower tantric College or study/reading of scriptures) and Duikor Tratsang, a monastic college of wheel of time also known as college of Kalachakra, and 10 syllable mantra.

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Long Wu Monastery Data


Address & Phone

Add : De-He-Long South Street

Opening hour

08:00 am – 18:00 pm

Entrance fee

RMB 50.00 per person

Altitude

2,500 meters

How to get to there


Long Wu monastery is situated in downtown area of Tongren County, which 165 kilometers south from Xining. This is the nearest city that has flights to connect many other cities of China; it is about 2.5 hours drive from Xining to Tongren.

By bus: it takes about 3 hours’ drive one way

  • The 1st departure is at 07:30 am, the last departure is at 17:30 pm
  • There is one departure every 45 minutes before 09:00 am
  • There is one departure every 30 minutes after 09:00 am

Tongren Bus Terminal

Add : Dong Shan Road, Longwu Town
Contact : +86 973 872-2267

Accommodation


There are about more than 35 hotel, hostel, guesthouse available in this county, please click to view recommended hotels in Tongren County

Filed Under: Gelug Pa Monasteries

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