Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t31.9

v1.c7.s3.t31.9

In history, Ming and Qing emperors valued and supported sku vbum dgon and eminent monks and living Buddha such as the third, fourth, fifth, seventh and 13th Dalai Lama and the sixth and ninth Panchen Lama made pilgrimage, stayed and taught at sku vbum dgon, building up its reputation, status, influence and scale and making it one of six major temples of dge lugs pa in Qing Dynasty. Sku vbum dgon had a profound religion influence on Tibet and Mongolia.