Nechung

Doilungdêqên District, China · built 1681

Nechung Monastery, Nechung Gompa (Wylie: gnas-chung lcog, ZWPY: Naiqung Gönba) or Nechung Chok (ZWPY: Naiqung Jog "the small dwelling"), is the seat of the State Oracle of Tibet. It is also referred to as Sungi Gyelpoi Tsenkar, the "Demon Fortress of the Oracle King." It is about 10-minute walk down from Drepung Monastery, and was the residence of the three-headed, six-armed Pehar Gyalpo, the chief protector of the Gelugs (Yellow Hat sect) and the seat of the State Oracle or Nechung Oracle. It is a medium-sized temple which used to house about a hundred monks.

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