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1. Tashilunpo Monastery, Shigatse

Tashilhunpo Monastery was founded in 1447 by Gyalwa Gendun Drup (1st Dalai Lama) and is a historically and culturally important monastery. Its name means "heap of glory" or "all fortune and happiness gathered here". Painted in red and white, the buildings in the kloster stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view. Tashilunpo Kloster represents the Tibetan super architecture art in the Last Tibetan spirit.5 story temple which contains a 26 meters (86ft) sitting statue of the Maitreya Buddha (Jamba Chyenmu) inside the grounds of the monastery. The statue was cast from 6,700 ounces of gold and over 115,000 kg of copper, making it the biggest copper Buddhist statue in the world. .
Avg. Member Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (39 reviews)

2. Schalu Monatery, Shigatse

Schalu Monastery It is located about 20 km from Shigatse city and was built in 11th century. The Schalu Monastery is at the foot of Mot.Haibusi on the north bank of the Yaluzangbu river in Jialang county..
Avg. Member Rating: 4.26 out of 5 (0 reviews)

3. Sakya Monastery, Shigatse

Sakya Monastery is the first Sakyapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism created by its initiator Khon Konchog Gyalpo in 1073. The monastery has a colossal collection of highly valuable art pieces, including abundance handwriting sutra copied by all the Tibetan calligraphists. Sakya's collection of treasures also contains 3,000 pieces of sutras that have thousands of years of history. .
Avg. Member Rating: 4 out of 5 (1 reviews)

4. The New Palace of Panchen Lama, Shigatse

Located in the south of Tashilunpo monastery(20 minutes' walk)The Summer Palace was built for the 10th Panchan in 1954..
Avg. Member Rating: 4.37 out of 5 (0 reviews)

5. Tashilunpo Monastery, Shigatse

Painted in red and white, the buildings in the monastery stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view.Tashilunpo Monastery represents the Tibetan super architecture art in the Last Tibetan spirit. The monastery attracts thousands of Buddhists and tourists from domestic and abroad to travel and worship every year. .
Avg. Member Rating: 4.8 out of 5 (1 reviews)

6. Tibetan handmade incense mill and workshop, Shigatse

These Tibetan handmade incense mills and workshops are located in small villages on the way along the Yarlung Zsangpo River. Tourists will have a chance to see the whole process flow how the Tibetan handmade incense is made by local people. If they are interested in Tibetan incense they can buy them home..
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7. Drolma Lhakhang Temple, Shigatse

Drolma Lhakhang Temple is a small monastery sits with its back against a cold mountain. It is rarely visited even by Tibetan pilgrims. Drolma Lhakhang means "the house of Drolma”. Drolma is the Tibetan name for Tara as this monastery is devoted to Arya Tara. Tibetans worship Arya Tara as their holiest Goddess - the Mother of all Buddhas. .
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8. Schalu Monastery, Shigatse

The monastery is architecturally distinctive. In 1329, an earthquake destroyed the monastery. In 1333, Buton rebuilt it under the patronage of the Chinese Mongolian emperor.
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9. The Natang Monastery, Shigatse

At its peak of prominence, the monastery had a population of some 3,000 monks and 13 sutra halls. Its sutra printing house was the oldest of the three major printing houses in the Tibetan-inhabited areas. It boasts a huge collection of Tibetan printing blocks and hand-copied Buddhist scriptures. Tripitaka engraved and printed in 1732 and 1742 were the oldest of their kind. Gangyur of the Tripitaka is reportedly the only authentic edition of the Gelug Sect..
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10. The New Palace of Panchan, Shigatse

Located in the south of Tashilunpo Monatery(20 minutes' walk)The Summer Palace built by the 10th Panchan in 1954..
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