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Gyantse. Pelkor Chode Monastery (Palcho Monastery )
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© Kwan Mei
22 Apr 2013
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Pelkor Chode Monastery is the main monastery in Gyantse, Tibet. It is most notable for its Kumbum, which has 108 chapels in its four floors. The monastery was founded in 1418 and became an important centre of the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
Sources, related links:
Wikipedia - Palcho Monastery
Wikipedia - Gyantse
Wikipedia - Kumbum
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