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Tibet Drepung Monastery Photo Tour
Tibet Drepung Monastery Photo Tour
Located at the foot of Gambo Utse Mountain in the western suburbs of Lhasa, the Drepung Monastery is considered one of Tibet's three great monasteries. The monastery occupies an area of over 250,000 square meters. In its prime, the Drepung Monastery housed over 7,000 monks. The name Drepung means monastery of collecting rice because from a distance, the white painted walls of the monastery appear like a mound of rice. Established in 1416, the monastery welcomed the first living Buddha in 1546. The most well known feature of the monastery is its large white pagodas. The monastery's buildings are centered around them. Every year the Drepung Monastery unravels the largest Thangka in the world on the hill overlooking the monastery.
The exterior of the Drepung Monastery
The monastery's main hall
A covered gallery of Buddhist carvings
Two deer watching over the wheel of life
The whitewashed walls make the monastery look like a mound of rice
The painted buildings are beautiful
The carvings in the monastery are exquisite
A solitary monk climbing the stairs
Prayer Wheels in front of the Drepung Monastery
The colorful buildings overlook a beautiful landscape
A shy young monk
Buddhist carvings within the monastery
Buddhist from all over the world come to witness the event
Buddhist monks debating the sutras
Unravelling the largest Thangka in the world
Flowers on a windowsill
More interesting things you can see all around Tibet:
| Mt. Everest | Barkhor Street - Lhasa | Potala Palace |
| Yamdrok Lake | Rongbuk Monastery | Tibet Palkhor Monastery |
| Tibet Norbulingka Park | Tibet Jokhang Temple |
