Radoi Monastery
The Radoi Monastery or Redui Temple (Chinese: 热堆寺; pinyin: Rèduī sì) is a temple located in Nyêtang Township, a village in Qüxü County in the Lhasa Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China,[1] approximately 12 miles south-west of Lhasa.
Location
[edit]It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the village of Redui (热堆村) via National Road G318 and 41 kilometres (25 mi) from the county's urban center.[2]
History
[edit]It was founded in 1205 by the Han-Chinese Qin Rewa (Chinese: 秦热娃), among six temples that he established in Ü-Tsang.[3]
It is today mainly associated with the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana).[2]
The Monastery sponsors the annual “dharma assembly” (法会) for debating Buddhist scriptures. Besides reciting and debating Buddhist scriptures, the Buddhist accomplishments of monks are tested for getting a degree.[4]
Tibetan Buddhist Institute
[edit]The courtyard houses the Tibetan Buddhist Institute (西藏佛学院 Xīzàng fóxuéyuàn), which was founded in 2011.
Branches of the Tibetan Buddhist Institute were officially established in 2013 at Sera Monastery,[5] Samye Monastery,[6] and Shaten Monastery[7] (in Nagqu Town).
Cultural Relics Protection Unit of the Tibet Autonomous Region
[edit]Since 2013, the monastery has been on the list of (the province-level) Cultural Relics Protection Units of the Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治区文物保护单位 (6-44).[8]
See also
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- China Advanced Institute of Tibetan Buddhism (in Chinese)
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ a b "拉萨热堆寺卓玛拉康旅游攻略之热堆寺 [Travel Guide to sgrol ma lha khang at Redui Monastery in Lhasa — Redui Monastery]". meet99.com (in Chinese).
- ^ 杨正林 (西藏日报) (16 August 2012). "拉萨市曲水县热堆寺创建和谐模范寺庙纪实 [Documentary on the Establishment of a Model Harmonious Monastery at Redui Monastery, Qushui County, Lhasa City]" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-05-19.
- ^ eng.tibet.cn: “Miraculous Festival” Party at Radoi Monastery in Lhasa
- ^ media.tibet.cn: 西藏佛学院色拉寺分院挂牌成立
- ^ media.tibet.cn: 西藏佛学院桑耶寺分院挂牌成立
- ^ china777.org: 西藏佛学院孝登寺分院正式挂牌成立
- ^ cf. chinadaily.com.cn: CPC Policies on the Governance of Xizang in the New Era: Approach and Achievements (November 2023): "Xizang has 2,373 cultural relics protection units under the protection of governments at different levels, 70 of which are key units under state protection."
External links
[edit]- “Miraculous Festival” Party at Radoi Monastery in Lhasa
- 拉萨市2065名僧尼受“爱国守法先进僧尼”表彰 [2,065 monks and nuns in Lhasa were recognized as 'Advanced Patriotic and Law-Abiding Monastics'] (in Chinese)
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