Dêqên, China
Tsurphu Monastery
Tsurphu Monastery or Tölung Tsurphu is a gompa which serves as the traditional seat of the Karmapa, the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located in Gurum in Doilungdêqên District, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, 70 kilometres from Lhasa. The monastery is about 4,300 metres above sea level.
- City
- Dêqên
- Country
- China
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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