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The Kubum Monastery and the 10,000 Baddha Pagoda

The Kubum Monastery was built in the 15th century,It is situated in the west of Gyantse Town With mountains enclosing from the east,west and north 3 sides,its uniqueness is that its three Sects of Buddhism-shaja,Ningma and Guolu are living harmoniously under one roof.Each sect Has 6-7 courtyards in the monastery. There are various kinds of thangas, a huge bronze statue of jiangba,the jainrese of a Thousand Hands and a Thousand Eyes in the monastery.There is a hall of arhat mad during the Ming Dynasty.The arhats are so vivid that they look very much alive.
Besides the monastey is the world famous 9-storey 10,000-Buddha Pagoda.It stands 32 m,has 108 Doors,77 buddhist chambers and countless shrines.Enshrine in the Pagoda are 10,000 statues of Buddha.The Pagoda opens 8 doors which are decorated with relief sculptures of lively flying dragons,running lions and walking elephants.It is a masterpiece of the joint efforts of the Nepalese,Tibetan and Chinese.