Drepung Monastery complex

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Drepung_Monastery_complex
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Gelug_school
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Shoton_Festival
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Ganden_Palace
four main colleges
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:elevation 3,800 meters
gptkbp:foundedIn 1416
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jamyang_Choge_Tashi_Palden
gptkbp:heritageStatus protected cultural relic of China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Drepung Monastery complex
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Lhasa
gptkbp:notableFor historical residence of the Dalai Lamas before Potala Palace
largest of all Tibetan monasteries
gptkbp:otherGreatThreeMonasteries gptkb:Ganden_Monastery
gptkb:Sera_Monastery
gptkbp:population several hundred monks
gptkbp:populationOrigin up to 10,000 monks
gptkbp:religion Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:significance one of the 'great three' Gelug university monasteries of Tibet
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 1994
gptkbp:website http://www.drepung.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tsokchen_Hall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6