Item: Architecture - Monastery

Tibetan: མཆོད་རྟེན། ཁང་བཟོ་རིག་པ། Chinese: 建筑学

(item no. 90408)

Origin Location	Central Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Gelug
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Lostand Foundation

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, the current religious seat of the Panchen Lamas, was founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama Gyalwa Gendun Drup (1391-1474). The 5th Dalai Lama bequeathed to his root teacher, Lobzang Chokyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662), the monastery of Tashi Lhunpo and the title of Panchen. From that time forward the Panchen lamas have remained the head of Tashi Lhunpo.

Jeff Watt 4-2000