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Namdroling Monastery
Bylakuppe, Karnataka
20th Century CE
The largest Nyingmapa monastery in the world outside Tibet. Known as Golden Temple for its ornate golden Buddha statues.
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Details
- Dynasty
- Modern India
- Style
- Tibetan Buddhist
- Primary Deity
- Buddha / Padmasambhava
- Languages
- Kannada, Sanskrit
- Scripts
- Old Kannada, Sanskrit
Historical Significance
Largest Nyingmapa monastery outside Tibet. Golden Temple. Tibetan refugee settlement
Architectural Features
Three 40-foot golden BuddhasTibetan muralsMonastery complexPrayer halls