About the History of the Drepung Gomang Monastery

Research Article
  • Snezhana Petrovna Garmaeva Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences snegar@mail.ru
How to Cite
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

Author Biography

Snezhana Petrovna Garmaeva, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Laboratory Assistant 

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Article

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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IDEAS AND MEANINGS