Dingboche Gompa

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A Drukpa Kagyü monastery, which was founded in 1567 by Rinchen Pelzang (1529-1611), a disciple of Pema Karpo. The monaster y was destroyed by the Dzungars and rebuilt. Destroyed another time by the Cultural Revolution it was rebuilt another time. Reconstruction started in 1984. Chin.: Dianguoqing.
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Coordinates:   29°8'20"N   91°17'39"E
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