Samye Monastery

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Samye_Monastery
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:mantras
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Nyingma_school
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Cultural_Revolution
gptkbp:district gptkb:Dranang_County
gptkbp:features U-shaped main temple
three architectural styles: Tibetan, Chinese, Indian
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Padmasambhava
gptkb:Shantarakshita
gptkb:Trisong_Detsen
gptkbp:foundedIn 8th century
gptkbp:latitude 29.3247
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Yarlung_Tsangpo_River
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:longitude 91.5061
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:སར་སྨྱུད་དགོན་པ་
gptkbp:notableFor first Buddhist monastery built in Tibet
site of the Great Debate
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite yes
gptkbp:province gptkb:Tibet_Autonomous_Region
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhism
gptkbp:restored 1980s
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 1996
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Padmasambhava
gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhism
gptkb:Lhoka
gptkb:Longchenpa
gptkb:Shantarakshita
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samye Monastery