Tashi Lhunpo Monastery ceremonial bell, Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia

Courtyard temple of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia

Temple of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia

Pilgrim in front of the white stupas at the Tashilumpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, Asia

Tashilhunpo (Tashilunpo) Monastery, Shigatse (Xigaze) (Xigatse), Tibet, China, Asia

Tashilumpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhist monk at Tashilunpo Monastery ,Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia

A group of young novice monks sitting in a circle during an oral examination, at Tashilunpo Monastery, Xigaze, Tibet, China, Asia

Buddhist wall paintings at Tashilhunpo (Tashilunpo) monastery, Shigatse (Xigaze) (Xigatse), Tibet, China, Asia

Gold roof on tomb of Panchen Lama, Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse (Xigatse), Tibet, China, Asia

Yaks graze by Yamdrok Lake beside old Lhasa-Shigatse road, Tibet, China, Asia

Monks debate in main courtyard, Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse (Xigatse), Tibet, China, Asia

Morning on old Lhasa-Shigatse road, Kangtsang snow-peak in distance, Tibet, China, Asia

The buildings at Tashilumpo monastery at Xigaze, Tibet, China, Asia

Local people inside a house in Gyantse village or Gyangze town, Tibet, China. Located in the northeast of Gyantse at 3900 meters above sea level. Pelkor Chode Monastery, or rather Palcho Monastery in Tibetan language means auspicious monastery. It was first built in early 15th century and took 10 years to complete. Because it was built when different religious sectors conflicted neck and neck in Tibet, Sakyapa, Kadampa and Gelukpa of Tibetan Buddhism coexist in it. Each religious sector has five to six Dratsang schools in the monastery.

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Prayer flags, Tra La Pass, Friendship Highway between Shigatse and Lhatse, Tibet, China, Asia

View over the historic town centre and the rebuilt Shigatse Dzong fortress, Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia

Reconstructed Shigatse Dzong Fortress, with the historic town centre of the Tibetan town of Shigatse, central Tibet, Tibet, China, Asia

Rebuilt Shigatse Dzong fortress with Tibetan old town of Shigatse, Central Tibet, Tibet, China, Asia

Prayer wheels, view over the historic town centre and the rebuilt Shigatse Dzong fortress, Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia

Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet, Asia