Dongzhulin Monastery
Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, China
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Ganden Döndrubling (Tibetan: དགའ་ལྡན་དོན་འགྲུབ་གླིང།, Wylie: dga' ldan don 'grub gling) or Dongzhulin Monastery (Chinese: 噶丹东竹林寺) is a Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, China around 1574. At the time of founding, the monastery followed Kagyu tradition. Around 1670s, the monastery was converted to Gelug tradition.[1][2]
| Ganden Döndrubling | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Gelug |
| Location | |
| Location | Yunnan, China |
| Country | China |
  Location within China | |
| Coordinates | 28°15′54″N 99°13′55″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Sonam Rapten |
| Established | 1574 |
History
During the rule of the 5th Dalai Lama around 1670s, Khoshut Mongols invaded the area on behalf of 5th Dalai Lama and converted the monastery to Gelug tradition.[3]
In early-1850s, French Catholic priest Charles Renou who eventually became part of the Catholic mission to Tibet disguised as Chinese trader stayed at this monastery for 10 months to learn the Tibetan language.[4][5]
The monastery was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and restored in 1985.[6]
Gallery
Main Gate
Debating Courtyard
Back of main hall
Aerial view
Aerial view
Ground floor of main hall
Bhaisajyaguru room in main hall
Buddhist statue
