Park of China
Overview
| Designation | AAAAA tourist attraction (2017) |
| Province | Tibet |
| Location | Shigatse, Tibet |
| Latitude, longitude | 29.3, 88.9 Google Maps |
| Highlights | Seat of the Panchen Lamas |
| Top sights | The Maitreya (Jampa) Buddha, the stupas of the Panchen Lamas |
| Elevation | 3,860 m |
| Nearby cities | Shigatse, Gyantse |
| Nearby sites | Yamdrok Lake 171km, The Potala Palace, Lhasa 222km, Namtso and the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains 231km, Mount Qomolangma (Everest) 240km, Yarlung River 258km Search nearby |
| Themes | Temple, Statue, Buddha, City, Highland, Ancient Building, Tibetan Buddhism |
About
Tashilhunpo, in the city of Shigatse, Tibet, founded in 1447 by the first Dalai Lama, is the seat of the Panchen Lamas and one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug school. Its Jampa chapel holds a 26 m gilded bronze Maitreya, the largest in the world, and its halls enshrine the stupa tombs of successive Panchen Lamas.
Tashilhunpo is a Gelug monastery founded in 1447 by Gendun Drup, a disciple of Tsongkhapa later recognized as the First Dalai Lama; it took about 12 years to build.
From the Fourth Panchen Lama onward it has been the seat of the Panchen Lamas.
Main sights
Maitreya Chapel: houses a gilt-bronze seated Maitreya 26.2 m high, cast from 1914 under the Ninth Panchen Lama over more than four years.
Nearby
| World Heritage | Khangchendzonga National Park 174km, The Potala Palace, Lhasa 222km, Sagarmatha National Park 240km |
| National parks | Namtso and the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains 231km |
| Historic cities | Rikaze 2km |
| Cities | Gyantse 82km |
| Historical sites | Shalu Monastery 20km |
| Nature reserves | Changtang National Nature Reserve 117km |