Yumbulagang

The Yumbulagang (also spelled Yambulakhang) monastery probably dates to the 7th or 8th centuries and may have been built by King Songsten Gampo or Trisong Detsen.  The monastery was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.  The present structure was rebuilt in 1982 and has seven Geluk monks in residence.

yambulakhang.jpg (23810 bytes) 1936, Hugh Richardson

yambulakhang2.jpg (47213 bytes) 1948, Giuseppe Tucci  

 

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