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Mangnang Monastery

Coordinates: 31°21′3.6″N 79°47′13.2″E / 31.351000°N 79.787000°E / 31.351000; 79.787000
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Mangnang Monastery
Mangnang Monastery in 1866
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
Location
LocationNgari Prefecture, Tibet
CountryChina
Mangnang Monastery is located in Tibet
Mangnang Monastery
Location within Tibet
Geographic coordinates31°21′3.6″N 79°47′13.2″E / 31.351000°N 79.787000°E / 31.351000; 79.787000
Architecture
Date established11th century

Mangnang Monastery (Chinese: 芒囊寺) was a Buddhist monastery in western Tibet.[1] Founded in the 1037,[2] it was visited by the British in 1866, who photographed it. The photographs are now part of the Royal Geographical Society. The monastery was probably destroyed in 1959.

References

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  1. ^ Hedin, Sven Anders (1913). Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet. Macmillan. pp. 276–284.
  2. ^ Zhang, Zong (1 January 2015). "Buddhist Arts: A Survey of Sites, Paintings, and Iconography". Modern Chinese Religion I (2 vols.). Brill. pp. 844–928. doi:10.1163/9789004271647_016. ISBN 978-90-04-27164-7.