Gaden Namgyal Lhatse

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Gaden Namgyal Lhatse is a prominent 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery, better known as Tawang Monastery, located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Gaden Namgyal Lhatse canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastery ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
affiliation Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Tawang Monastery ⓘ
altitude approximately 3000 metres above sea level ⓘ
architecturalStyle Tibetan architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Dalai Lama ⓘ
Tibetan government-in-exile ⓘ
containsText Kangyur ⓘ
linked to: Tibetan Kangyur

Tengyur ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Maitreya Buddha ⓘ
linked to: Maitreya
foundedBy Merag Lama Lodre Gyatso ⓘ
foundingCentury 17th century ⓘ
foundingYear 1680 ⓘ
governingBody monastic administration ⓘ
hasAssemblyHall Dukhang ⓘ
hasCloister monastic residential quarters ⓘ
hasCourtyard central courtyard ⓘ
hasFunction cultural centre ⓘ
educational centre ⓘ
religious centre ⓘ
hasGate fortress-like entrance gate ⓘ
hasLibrary monastic library ⓘ
hasMainTemple Dukhang ⓘ
hasMuseum monastery museum ⓘ
hasStatue 8-metre-high statue of the Buddha ⓘ
hostsFestival Losar celebrations ⓘ
Torgya festival ⓘ
isOneOf largest Buddhist monasteries in India ⓘ
oldest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India ⓘ
locatedIn Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
Eastern Himalayas ⓘ
India–China border region ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
Tawang ⓘ
Tawang district ⓘ
linked to: Tawang
near India–China (Tibet) border ⓘ
numberOfMonks several hundred ⓘ
overlooks Tawang Chu valley ⓘ
Tawang town ⓘ
linked to: Tawang
patron 5th Dalai Lama ⓘ
region Mon region ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
servesCommunity Monpa people ⓘ
tourismAttraction major Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ
major tourist attraction in Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ

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Tawang Monastery → alternativeName → Gaden Namgyal Lhatse ⓘ