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| Taer Monastery (Kumbum Monastery) | |
Taer Monastery (Kumbum Monastery) which is located in Huangzhong County is a typical religious building with a history more than 400 years. Taer Monastery is a wonderful architectural complex contains 9,300 structures, including Buddha halls, scripture halls, Buddhist pagodas and lamas residences.
The monastery is actually comprised of several temples, halls for scripture, Buddhist pagodas and monks' dormitory, and incorporates both Tibetan and Han architectural styles. The magnificent temples and halls are, in architecture, a perfect combination of the Han's style of palace buildings with upturned roof-eaves with Tibetan style under-eave walls and decorations. The spectacular Lamasery is scattered with tall ancient trees and Buddhist pagodas.
Taer monastery is famous lama temple in China, it is the birthplace of lamaism shamanism founder Tsongkhapa, is also the center of northwest Buddhism activity. Taer Monastery is grand and imposing, is one of the famous six big lama temples in China (the other five temples are Tibet Sera monastery, Drepung, Tashilhunpo monastery, Ganden monastery and the Labrang monastery in Gansu province), and enjoys a high reputation throughout the country and Southeast Asia. Taer monastery has 400 years of history. |
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| Issued Country | China |
| Issued Year | 2000 |
| Category | Buddhist Architect Buddhist Landscape |
| Type | Commemorative/Special Stamps |