| Mangnang Monastery | |
|---|---|
 Mangnang Monastery in 1866 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet |
| Country | China |
  Location within Tibet | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°21′3.6″N 79°47′13.2″E / 31.351000°N 79.787000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 11th 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
- ↑ Hedin, Sven Anders (1913). Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet. Macmillan. pp. 276–284.
- ↑ 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.
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