Thrangu Monastery | |
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Tibetan transcription(s) Tibetan: གཡེར་པ Chinese transcription(s) Traditional: 創古寺 Simplified: 创古寺 Pinyin: Chuànggǔ Sì | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Sect | Kargyu |
Leadership | Thrangu Rinpoche |
Location | |
Location | Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai, China |
Country | China |
Location within Qinghai province | |
Geographic coordinates | 32°57′30″N 97°01′0″E / 32.95833°N 97.01667°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | the Seventh Karmapa |
Thrangu (or Trangu) Monastery is located about 7 km south of Jyekundo in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai province, China, or the traditional Tibetan cultural region of Kham.