About the History of the Drepung Gomang Monastery
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Garmaeva S.P. About the History of the Drepung Gomang Monastery. Vlast’ (The Authority). 2020. Vol. 28. No. 4. P. 152-156. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v28i4.7451 (in Russ.).
Abstract
Drepung Gomang monastic university is one of the most important institutions for learning and practicing Tibetan Buddhism. Drepung is known as the second Nalanda University in Tibet because it is a magnificent center of scholastic learning and is famous for thorough study of Buddhist teaching. Moreover, Drepung monastery was for centuries a major center of political and economic power being a residence of Dalai lamas. The article presents history of monastery’s foundation, depicts its architecture and inside arrangement including deities’ positioning, reveals biography of its founder.
Keywords:
Buddhism; gelukpa; monastery; Grepung; Gomang
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Received: 01.09.2020
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Garmaeva, S. P. (2020). About the History of the Drepung Gomang Monastery. Vlast’ (The Authority), 28(4), 152-156. https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v28i4.7451
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