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Sekhar Guthok Monastery 色喀古托寺Sèkāgǔtuō 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 Sekhar Guthok Monastery
Tradition says the nine-storey stone tower at the heart of this monastery was built in the 11th century by the yogi Milarepa as a trial set by his teacher Marpa; the top two floors were rebuilt in 1985. Beside it, the assembly hall added in the 16th century by the Kagyu scholar Pawo Tsuglag Trengwa has murals said to be by his own hand. Long a Kagyu house, the monastery has followed the Gelug school since 1944.
How to get to Sekhar Guthok Monastery
Just south of Se township, roughly an hour by road south of Lhozhag county town; carry your passport for road checkpoints. It lies in a border area, which also needs a border permit.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Quxi Watchtowers, Lhozhag 曲西碉楼群 (10 km).
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