Labrang Monastery

GPTKB entity

Properties (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Gelug_school_of_Tibetan_Buddhism
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Labrang_Monastery_Festival
gptkbp:architect Tibetan_style
gptkbp:artwork contains many thangkas and murals
gptkbp:bishop approximately 1,000
gptkbp:cultural_significance important_center_for_Tibetan_culture_and_education
gptkbp:founded 1709
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of the 1958 Tibetan uprising
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Labrang Monastery
gptkbp:language Tibetan
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gansu,_China
gptkbp:notable_feature large prayer wheel
gptkbp:region gptkb:Xiahe_County
gptkbp:significance one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug tradition
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site part_of_the_Tibetan_cultural_heritage
gptkbp:visitors attracts thousands of tourists annually