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Palpung Monastery 八邦寺Bābāng Sì
National heritage site · Ganzi, Sichuan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ganzi
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Palpung Monastery
Palpung, at Babang in Dêgê County, is the historic seat of the Tai Situ lamas and the mother monastery of the Karma Kagyu school in Kham; the present monastery was founded in 1727 by the 8th Tai Situ with the support of the king of Derge. It is known for its large library and thangka collection and its link with the Karma Gadri painting style, and has been restored since the 1980s.
How to get to Palpung Monastery
Roughly 2 hours by road south-east of Dêgê town; carry your passport, as it is checked at police checkpoints on the roads into western Ganzi.
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