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Ganden Monastery

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#4 of 65 things to do in Lhasa

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Wangori Mountain, Dazi County, Lhasa 850100, China

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Ganden Monastery, also known as Ganden Namgyeling, is one of the three great Gelug university monasteries (the other two are Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery) of Tibet, China. It was constructed in 1409 near Lhasa by the founder of the Gelug...more

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Mauro67_Italy

Bologna

9240

Reviewed 6 November 2018

4300m / less Turists / better spiritual "real" feeling...

Once in Lhasa everybody visit Jokhang / Potala etc. however Ganden (some 50km out of Lhasa) is definetly worth a visit: that is a kind of Moncs village, less Tourists and so interesting pavillons to visit... after the inside Monastery visit also make the village...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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UrsulaHans

St. Gallen, Switzerland

39381

Reviewed 6 November 2018

Wonderful

A good hour outside Lhasa - a very nice (rebuilt) monastery in a great location. Before visiting the temple we took the 2 hour walk around the mountain. Great views into the valley below. Make sure to have lots to drink, the altitude is very...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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WL911

10265

Reviewed 29 October 2018

Nice monastery a bit far from Lhasa

Nice and big monastery about an hour away from Lhasa city. It belongs to the tibetan buddhist gelkpa school.

Date of experience: September 2018

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tibetanstravel

Lhasa, China

815

Reviewed 18 September 2018

excursion trip outside of Lhasa-in Ganden monastery

the Ganden monastery located 60km far of the lhasa city and a 1hrs drive to reach this Tibetan buddhist famous monastery ,it is bring a wonderful trekking opportunity for traveler .also the Ganden monastery is a start point for Ganden -samye trekking route.

Date of experience: August 2018

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mytourin

Beijing, China

Reviewed 10 September 2018

Excursion to Tibet first Gelukpa monastery Ganden monastery during travel in Tibet

The Ganden monastery is one of the Tibetan Buddhuist Gelukpa school's first monastery In Tibet.it is a bigget and sacred monastery for Tibetan buddhism.

Date of experience: April 2018

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sowmai

Singapore, null, Singapore

3410

Reviewed 30 August 2018

Visit to Ganden Monastery

Very winding drive up, but enjoyable. Beautiful monastery. We had a Qora (walk) round the outside of the monastery, which is quite interesting. May be a little tiring. Worth a visit.

Date of experience: August 2018

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BostonBostonGirl

boston

567160

Reviewed 14 August 2018 via mobile

Beautiful

1.5 hr drive from Lhasa- tomb of tsongakpa and the golden throne r there. Built 1409. Because of the yogurt festival, it was a special day and they undraped the 14 century old thangkaa. They were 14 of them. Beautiful assembly hall. Absolutely spectacular view...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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tsai95862016

Orange County, California

10216

Reviewed 28 July 2018 via mobile

Last day if sagadawa

Because the day visited was the last day of Sagadawa. Nearly no visitors since most people n the monks all went to Johkang or Bakor Street to take the advantage of last praying day for Sagadawa month. Therefor the visit at Gandan was easy n...More

Date of experience: June 2018

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dsdanti

Porto, Portugal

7426

Reviewed 24 June 2018

Tranquility and wellness

This monastery is situated outside Lhasa and it takes about 1,5h journey to go there. Even though it was badly damaged during he culture revolution years it has been in part reconstructed to its former shape, if not glory. It exudes tranquility and wellness. Do...More

Date of experience: April 2018

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CHARLES D

Albuquerque, New Mexico

8736

Reviewed 1 June 2018 via mobile

Day trip from Lhasa to Ganden Monastery

I came to Tibet with a private customized tour, perfectly organized and prepared by China Highlights. China Highlights also obtained my Tibet Travel Permit before arriving at Lhasa. I was very fortunate to have Daniel during my 7-day trip to Tibet as my personal guide....More

Date of experience: May 2018

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Andrei L

is the monastery hosting tourists for several days/weeks? I want to stay into a quiet place and learn about meditation and spirituality. Is this a good place?

20 December 2016|

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I don't think so - but i am not sure. Also there would be an inevitable language barrier.

Jervis59

If you had to choose between Drak Yerpa and Ganden Monastery, which is better?

30 June 2016|

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Hard to answer, since I was only at Ganden Monastery. Drak Yerpa sounds interesting, but not much that I can say about the comparison. Let your sense of adventure be your guide.