哲蚌寺

Zhébàng Sì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Drepung Monastery on the western edge of Lhasa, one of the three great monasteries of the Gelug school

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhébàng Sì zài Lāsà xījiāo.
Drepung Monastery is in the western outskirts of Lhasa.
HSK 7-9
Xuědùnjié de dìyī tiān, Zhébàng Sì huì zhǎnchū yì fú jùdà de tángkǎ.
On the first day of the Shoton Festival, Drepung Monastery displays a huge thangka.

Tips

culture
Founded in 1416 by a disciple of 宗喀巴, 哲蚌寺 was once the largest monastery in Tibet. Its name is Tibetan for "rice heap", said to describe its white buildings piled up the hillside.

Stroke Order

哲 zhé
蚌 bàng
寺 sì