Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t31.1

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sku vbum dgon, a well-known temple of dge lugs pa of Tibetan Buddhism and one of six major temples of dge lugs pa. sku vbum dgon is located in present-day Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province and was built during Ming Dynasty and entered a period of prosperity in Qing Dynasty. At first, believers built a pagoda in the birthplace of Tsong kha pa to commemorate the founder of dge lugs pa. In 1560, a local eminent monk rin chen brston vgrus rgyan mtshan built a mediation abode. In 1577, he built a Maitreya Hall, sku vbum dgon taking shape.