Palcho Monastery

Palcho Monastery
Pelkor Chode Monastery
The Palcho Monastery and Kumbum
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectSakyapa, Kadampa and Gelugpa
FestivalsGyantse festival
Location
LocationGyantse County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Palcho Monastery is located in Tibet
Palcho Monastery
Location within Tibet Autonomous Region
Geographic coordinates28°57′0″N 89°38′0″E / 28.95000°N 89.63333°E / 28.95000; 89.63333
Architecture
StyleHan, Nepali and Tibetan Architecture
FounderRabten Kunzang Phak
Date established1418–1428

The Palcho Monastery[citation needed] or Pelkor Chode Monastery or Shekar Gyantse[citation needed] is the main monastery in the Nyangchu river valley in Gyantse, Gyantse County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. The monastery precinct is a complex of structures which, apart from the Tsuklakhang Monastery, also includes its Kumbum, believed to be the largest such structure in Tibet,[1] that is most notable for its 108 chapels in its several floors and the old Dzong or fort.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Neville-Hadley p.771 quote:the nine story Kumbum the largest chorten in Tibet.
  2. ^ Mayhew, Bradley; Michael Kohn (2005). Tibet. Lonely Planet, Tibet. pp. 165–168. ISBN 1-74059-523-8. Retrieved 22 January 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Dorje, Gyurme (1999). Tibet handbook: with Bhutan. Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 256–260. ISBN 1-900949-33-4. Retrieved 22 January 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Pelkhor Choede". Retrieved 22 January 2010.