Sakya Monastery
Sakya Monastery
4.5
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
About
Sakya Kloster is famed as the 'Second Dunhuang' due to its colossal collection of numerous Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, murals and Thangkas. According to statistics, about 40,000 volumes of scriptures are housed there. A wooden bookshelf which is about 57 meters (187 feet) long, 11 meters high (36 feet) and one meter wide (three feet) has 464 grids. More than ten thousand scriptures are housed on the shelf. Among them, the most precious is Burde Gyaimalung, which records Tibetan religion, history, philosophy, literature, agriculture and animal husbandry. It is 1.8 meters (six feet) long, 1.3 meters (four feet) wide and 0.67 meter (two feet) thick and boasts the biggest scriptures in the world. Additionally, it also houses 21 volumes of Buddhist scriptures written on Pattra leaves in Sanskrit. Each consists of one hundred to two hundred pages and four-color illustrations. They are the most precious sutras in the world.
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Helen C
Sydney, Australia135 contributions
Oct 2011 • Couples
It is worth making the detour from the Friendship Highway to see Sakya. It is a huge, ancient monastery complex, surrounded by high walls that you can walk along. It was partly destroyed in the Cultural Revolution but has been rebuilt. Inside, the chapels are dark and cold but they have a wonderful atmosphere. It is popular with local tourists and an important place in Tibetan history.
Written December 19, 2011
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Eduard A
Tokyo, Japan197 contributions
Oct 2015 • Solo
Sakya Gompa is located approx 20 km off the National Highway 318 in a side valley. The whole area of the monastery as well as the surrounding town were recently renovated, freshly painted, partially reconstructed as well as furbished with new pavements. The town looks clean and inviting and even modern public toilets were built (also inside the monastery) which is something really new. As far as I could make out, everything is well maintained. The gompa has a huge parking lot and on the adjacent hillside are the living quarters of the monks which also looked new to me.
Sakya monastery has an invaluable collection on old Tibetan scrips ( must be thousands) which reach back as far as 1200 years. Somehow this famous gompa reminded me more of a museum than a place of worship. The visit is defin. worth the detour on the way to Tingri.
Sakya monastery has an invaluable collection on old Tibetan scrips ( must be thousands) which reach back as far as 1200 years. Somehow this famous gompa reminded me more of a museum than a place of worship. The visit is defin. worth the detour on the way to Tingri.
Written November 9, 2015
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Zwillingsseele
Munich, Germany5,037 contributions
Dec 2014 • Friends
The architecture and the colours of the Tibetan houses are different to the rest of the area, the monastery itself huge and worth to see. A hidden treasure!
Written October 29, 2015
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Ouranoupoli
121 contributions
Apr 2014
The monastery is big. It has a number of chapels which are very interesting and the assembly hall is huge. I especially liked the section with manuscripts.
Written April 26, 2014
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sao m
Qingdao, China11 contributions
Aug 2011 • Friends
I would like to enjoy the cultural relics through the world.
ANd i was told the number of the sculptures and classics in Sakya Monastery reaches 24000. Most of the sculptures are precious manuscripts.
ANd i was told the number of the sculptures and classics in Sakya Monastery reaches 24000. Most of the sculptures are precious manuscripts.
Written July 5, 2012
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UrsulaHans
St. Gallen, Switzerland598 contributions
Oct 2018 • Business
Another interesting monastery - theytend to murph in my memory...
Most interesting the pilgrims way around the monastery with great vistas.
Most interesting the pilgrims way around the monastery with great vistas.
Written November 7, 2018
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TrevorCrichton
Chesham, UK175 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
Originally founded in the C11th, but during the C13 and C14th it fell under the influence of Mongolian monks and is one of the very few Mongolian influenced monasteries in Tibet. It contains a lot of unique artwork and many thousands of manuscripts; it is worth a visit
Written October 31, 2018
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Keira Mason
Wellesley, MA4,587 contributions
Aug 2018
Excellent rental audio guide in english- gps if every location u visit so that it automatically provides a narrative at each location- 25 km off road and about 430 km from lhasa- grey, white and red exterior- red hat sect- assembly hall beautiful with old statues and many old prayer books - dates to 10th c-11th c. Gift shop sells some nice souvenirs- 9 eye good luck arm bracelets
Written August 14, 2018
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pom1972
Yeoford, UK218 contributions
Jun 2018 • Friends
By the time we got to Sakya I was getting a little bored with monasteries but this completely surprised me. Built in a very different style to the other monasteries we visited and with fabulous views from the tops of the walls, we were completely blown away when we stepped inside. Although most was lost during the revolution it is still an amazing collection of incredibly old statues and scriptures. Well worth the detour and having to stay in a less than great hotel.
Written July 20, 2018
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rvn85
Singapore, Singapore267 contributions
Jun 2017 • Couples
During your adventures in Tibet, you will no doubt hear of the destruction and havoc wrecked on Tibetan culture during The Great Cultural Revolution. This is also well documented; if you bothered to Google. To truly witness the scale of the destruction, you will have to pay this monastery a visit. Standing from the car park, you will see the remaining foundations of ruins which belonged to the monastery before. And one can only imagine the size of the monastery before this mishap in history happened. Barring the historical mishaps, this monastery is unique in the sense that it houses the world's largest holy Buddhist scripture and has a endless library of Buddhist text books. Amazing!
Written June 18, 2017
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