Tashilumpo Monastery Stock Image

View to Tashilumpo monastery. Tashilumpu Monastery is one of the six big monasteries in Tibet. Tashilumpu located at the foot of Tara's Mountain. It was found by the First Dailai Lama in 1447 and was expanded by the Fourth and successive Panchan Lamas. The monastery covers an area of nearly 300,000 square meters including the main structures of the Maitreya Chapel, the Panchan Lama's Palca and the Kelsang Temple. Tashilumpu is the seat of the Panchan Lama since the Fourth Panchan Lama took charge in the monastery, and there are now about 800 lamas. Standing on the entrance of the monastery, you can see the grand buildings with golden roofs and white walls.