Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t25.3
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t25.3
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In 996 CE, the King Guger of Ngari built Tuoding Beijilakang (mtho ldings dpal gyi lha khang) in Ngari Prefecture modelling on Samye Monastery in Shannan Prefecture of Tibet which later was called Tholing Monastery and became the first monastery built for Tibetan Buddhism renaissance. Thanks for the vigorous support of the imperial court of King Guger, the monastery has become the centre of Buddhism in Ngari Prefecture.