Labrang Monastery is located in the west of Xiahe County, backed by Phoenix Mountain, facing Dragon Mountain, located in valuable land with a good geomantic omen. The monastery was founded in 1710 by the first Jamyang Zhépa, Ngawang Tsöndrü (His importance is second only to the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama). After being built by Jamyang for generations, it has now become the largest Tibetan religious and cultural center in the Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan regions, and the center of religion and culture in the Amdo Tibetan area.
Labrang Monastery is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism(Yellow Sect), the most famous Tibetan Tantric Institute in the world, and has the most complete teaching system of Tibetan Buddhism.
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