Lhasa was and still is the religious, cultural & economic center of
Tibet. Places of interest include the Potala, the 13 storey, 1,000 room
palace of the Dalai Lama; the monasteries of Drepung & Sera, the
summer palace of the Dalai
One of the highlights is the visit to the symbol of Tibet; the Potala
Palace set high on Red Hill, the winter home of the Dalai Lama until
1959. The most sacred temple in Lhasa is the Lokhang, where people come
from all over Tibet to visit
Norbulinka means “the jeweled garden” is the summer palace of the Dalai
Lama. This large complex of small palaces like Gesang Palace, Jianse
Palace and Daktanmiju lies within a walled garden that covers 360,000
sq. mts. The who
Sera monastery, which was created in 1419, has always been an important
Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it
is also called “the court of wild rose”. Today still 200 lamas live in
there. Anothe
Jokhang temple was built in 647 A.D and is the spiritual center of
Tibet and the holiest destination for Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims. It
houses the sitting statue of Sakyamuni, when he was 12 years old. From
dawn till dusk, one can see an as
It is located at the foot of the West Valley Mountain (Gyephel-Ou-Tse)
about 10 kms from Lhasa. Drepung Monastery was built by Jamyang-Choje
Tashi-Phiden in 1416 AD. Drepung is one of the six largest monasteries
of the Gelupa sect & co
The Yarlung Valley is the home of the great Tibetan empire which
flourished in the seventh and eight centuries. It was during this
period, when Tibetan influence reached into Central Asia, China, and
India, that Buddhism was introduced and
The Yarlung Zangbo River is the highest major river in the world. Its longest tributary is the Nyang River. In Tibet the river flows through the South Tibet Valley, which is approximately 1200 kilometres long and 300 kilometres wide. The vall
Shigatse, the second biggest city in Tibet is situated at the altitude
of 12,600 ft. It is the famous city for its great Tashilhunpo Monastery
- the seat of the Panchen Lama, who is regarded as the reincarnation of
the Buddha of Endless En
Tashilhumpo is a vast monastery with its own streets, housing sectors,
plazas, back alleys and complex of temples and halls. It is located in
the town of Sigatse and was founded by Gedun Drup, a disciple of
Tsongkapa, the founder of the Ge
Gyantse is a town located in Gyangzê County, Shigatse Prefecture. It was previously considered the third largest town in Tibet, (after Lhasa, and Shigatse, but there are now at least ten larger cities.
