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Lhalung Monastery, Lhozhag 拉隆寺Lālóng Sì
National heritage site · Shannan, Tibet
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shannan
- Region
- Tibet
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Lhalung Monastery, Lhozhag
A monastery on a terrace above the north bank of the Lhozhag Nub Chu, founded as a Karma Kagyu seat in 1155 by Düsum Khyenpa and laid out as a mandala in the 16th century by Pawo Tsuglag Trengwa; the 5th Dalai Lama later made it Gelug. Tradition links it with Lhalung Palgyi Dorje, the monk said to have killed King Langdarma in the 9th century, and its black-hat dance recalls the story. The main hall has painted and carved brackets and murals, including a panorama of the monastery close in style to Chinese blue-and-green landscape painting.
How to get to Lhalung Monastery, Lhozhag
About 20 km by road west of Lhozhag county town; carry your passport for road checkpoints. It lies in a border area, which also needs a border permit.
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