Tawang Monastery

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Tawang Monastery are also called as 2nd Potala Palace (In Tibet). It is the largest and Oldest Buddhist monastery in India.
Tawang Monastery was founded by the Mera Lama Lodre Gyatso in accordance to the wishes of the 5th Dalai Lama, Nagwang Lobsang Gyatso. The monastery is of the Gelugpa sect. It is associated with Drepung Monastery in Lhasa. The name Tawang means Chosen Horse. It is also known by another Tibetan name, Galden Namgey Lhatse, which means a true name within a celestial paradise in a clear night.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawang_district#Tawang_Monastery
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Coordinates:   27°35'12"N   91°51'27"E

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  • 'Tawang Monastery', (Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India); it must be, 'PEACEFUL', for this Budhist Monastery, like a temple, among interior Himalayas: Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamnotri and Kedar Nath, in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. I wish; could visit this Monastry, like.. in Himachal and Gangtok, Sikkim etc. I am very lucky, visited Badrinath and Manastery of Gangtok, also. We can understand, sacred places, all over the Indian places, far-off and nearest, also; it depends, on us on our minds, provided we must / have the 'clearer-hearts', only!
  • I had visited this region on bike as well as personal car. Its really edge-of-the-seat experience. Wan2 go again. Peace and tranquility amidst a sylvan surrounding to bring in absolute calmness in this land of the Buddha. Try to find out the way through which HH The Dalai Lama entered India, and you'll feel more the reason to visit Tawang, and its surroundings. Anyone interested, bug me at tridib.sarma@rediffmail.com for your travel of a lifetime... satisfaction guaranteed.
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