Sakya Monastery
Sakya Monastery (Tibetan: ས་སྐྱ་དགོན་པ།, Wylie: sa skya dgon pa), also known as Pel Sakya (Tibetan: དཔལ་ས་སྐྱ།, Wylie: dpal sa skya; "White Earth" or "Pale Earth") is a Buddhist monastery situated in Sa'gya Town (ས་སྐྱ་), Sa'gya County, about 127 kilometres (79 mi) west of Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The monastery is considered as the seat of the Sakya (or Sakyapa) school of Tibetan Buddhism.
| Sakya Monastery | |
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Sakya Monastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Sakya |
| Leadership | Sakya Trizin |
| Location | |
| Location | Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region |
Location within Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Geographic coordinates | 28°54′18″N 88°1′5″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Khön Könchok Gyalpo |
| Date established | 1073 |
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