Mangnang Monastery

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Mangnang Monastery
Buddhist temple, Mangnang monastery, Gnar I khorsum Wellcome L0038487.jpg
Mangnang Monastery in 1866
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
Location
LocationNgari Prefecture, Tibet
CountryChina
Mangnang Monastery is located in Tibet
Mangnang Monastery
Location within Tibet
Geographic coordinates31°21′3.6″N 79°47′13.2″E / 31.351000°N 79.787000°E / 31.351000; 79.787000Coordinates: 31°21′3.6″N 79°47′13.2″E / 31.351000°N 79.787000°E / 31.351000; 79.787000
Architecture
Date established11th century

Mangnang Monastery was a Buddhist monastery in western Tibet. Founded in the 11th century, it was visited by the British in 1866, who photographed it. The photographs are now part of the Royal Geographical Society. The monastery was probably destroyed in 1959.


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