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Changzhug
Tradruk Temple (, referred to as Changzhu Monastery in Chinese) in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomancy, geomantic temple after the Jokhang and some sources say it predates that temple.Dorje (1999), p. 191. Tradruk Temple is located in Nêdong County of Shannan, Tibet, Lhoka in the Tibet Autonomous Region, about seven kilometres south of the county seat, Tsetang. Founding legends Tradruk Monastery is the largest and most important of the surviving royal foundations in the Yarlung Valley. It is said to have been founded in the 7th century under king Songtsen Gampo. According to one legend, Tradruk was one of twelve geomantic temples, the Tadül "Border Subduers" () and Yangdül "Further Taming [Temples]" (), that were built to hold down the huge supine ogress (, sa, राक्षसि ''rākṣasi'') under Tibet: Tradruk was said to stand on her left shoulder, Katsel (, or ) and Gyama () in Maizhokunggar County on her right shoulder and the Jokhang in Lhasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsetang
Tsetang () or Zedang (), is the fourth largest city in Tibet and is located in the Yarlung Valley, southeast of Lhasa in Nedong District of the Shannan Prefecture in the Tibet region of China. It is the capital of Shannan Prefecture (which is also referred to as "Shannan City"). Tsetang has been the capital of the Yarlung region since antiquity and was the seat of the ancient emperors of Tibet and, as such, a place of great importance. In the 19th century, it is said to have comprised some 1,000 houses, a bazaar, a gompa and a fort. As the capital of Shannan, it is the second-largest settlement in the historical Ü-Tsang region. It lies at an elevation of above sea level and has a population of approximately 52,000 persons. It is only about to the northeast of the town of Nedong and they have now essentially merged into one city. Tsetang is situated near the flank of Mount Gongbori () where many ancient ruins are located. It is known as the cradle of Tibetan's civiliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
