Tharlam Monastery

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Tharlam Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Sakya sect in Kathmandu, Nepal.

History

In 1436, the Tharlam Monastery was built in Eastern Tibet. In 1959 it was destroyed by Chinese communists. The monastery was rebuilt by Dezhung Rinpoche in Kathmandu, Nepal^[1] in 1981.^{[citation needed]} 40 rooms for "meditation and retreat" were later built.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tharlam Monastery". The Church of Shambhala Vajradhara Maitreya Sangha. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

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