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The Tashihungpo
Monastery
Brief Introduction：
Tashihungpo Monastery is one of six big monasteries
from the Gelug Sect. It lies on the southern slope
of Nyiseri Mountain, west of Xigaze City. In 1600
AD, the Tashihungpo Monastery became the main stage
for generations of Panchen Erdeni lamas. The largest
of bronze Buddha statues-the Qamba Buddha--was built
there. The Qamba Buddha is made of over 120,000
kilogrammes of red copper, 6,700 taels of gold,
32 diamonds, over 1,400 pearls, amber, coral, and
turquoise, and numerous other precious ornaments.
There is a Han Buddha Hall that is unique to the
Tashihungpo Monastery. There are also Holy stupas
for the Panchen Lamas, from the first lama, who
acted as the original abbot of the Tashihunpo Monastery
to the 10th Panchen Erdeni, who just recently passed
away.
