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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... [read more]
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... [read more] Blog: Oldest Surviving Monastery in Amdo
Date: September 28th 2005
Athletics in Labrang Khorra (circumambulation) is not as leisurely or contemplative as one might expect. It seems more like an athletic event at the Tsegaling, the "sanctuary of joyful living," which appears to be the oldest and most prominently placed building at Labrang Tashikyil. The monastery itself was founded in the eighteenth century by the famous Gelukpa scholar Jamyang Shepa, an ... read more
Date: September 28th 2005
Athletics in Labrang Khorra (circumambulation) is not as leisurely or contemplative as one might expect. It seems more like an athletic event at the Tsegaling, the "sanctuary of joyful living," which appears to be the oldest and most prominently placed building at Labrang Tashikyil. The monastery itself was founded in the eighteenth century by the famous Gelukpa scholar Jamyang Shepa, an ... read more
