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Drepung lies 8 km west of
Lhasa on a main road, then
3km north on a steep,
unpaved road. Its name means
Rice Heap after its jumble
of white monastic buildings
piled up on the hillside. It
used to be world's largest
monastery with more than
10,000 monks, and now still
Tibet's largest monastery.
Every year in early August,
Tibetans celebrate their
major festival - Shoton, the
Yogurt Festival. The most
important event of this
festival - Giant Buddha Show
is held in Drepung
Monastery. |
