Gaden Namgyal Lhatse

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Gaden Namgyal Lhatse is a prominent 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery, better known as Tawang Monastery, located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastery
religious building
affiliation Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
alsoKnownAs Tawang Monastery
altitude approximately 3000 metres above sea level
architecturalStyle Tibetan architecture
associatedWith Dalai Lama
Tibetan government-in-exile
containsText Kangyur
linked to: Tibetan Kangyur

Tengyur
country India
dedicatedTo Maitreya Buddha
linked to: Maitreya
foundedBy Merag Lama Lodre Gyatso
foundingCentury 17th century
foundingYear 1680
governingBody monastic administration
hasAssemblyHall Dukhang
hasCloister monastic residential quarters
hasCourtyard central courtyard
hasFunction cultural centre
educational centre
religious centre
hasGate fortress-like entrance gate
hasLibrary monastic library
hasMainTemple Dukhang
hasMuseum monastery museum
hasStatue 8-metre-high statue of the Buddha
hostsFestival Losar celebrations
Torgya festival
isOneOf largest Buddhist monasteries in India
oldest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India
locatedIn Arunachal Pradesh
Eastern Himalayas
India–China border region
Northeast India
Tawang
Tawang district
linked to: Tawang
near India–China (Tibet) border
numberOfMonks several hundred
overlooks Tawang Chu valley
Tawang town
linked to: Tawang
patron 5th Dalai Lama
region Mon region
religion Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
servesCommunity Monpa people
tourismAttraction major Buddhist pilgrimage site
major tourist attraction in Arunachal Pradesh

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Tawang Monastery alternativeName Gaden Namgyal Lhatse