Ramoche Temple

Ramoche Temple
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Ramoche Temple is located in Tibet
Ramoche Temple
Location within Tibet Autonomous Region
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectGelug
Location
LocationLhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates29°39′31″N 91°7′49″E / 29.65861°N 91.13028°E / 29.65861; 91.13028
Architecture
StyleHan and Tibetan
Gate of the Ramoche Temple

Ramoche Temple (Tibetan: ར་མོ་ཆེ་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: Ra-mo-che Dgon-pa, Chinese: 小昭寺; pinyin: Xiǎozhāo Sì) is a Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. It dates back to the seventh century and is considered to be the most important temple in the city after the Jokhang Temple. It is in the northwestern part of Lhasa, east of the Potala and north of the Jokhang. The site occupies an area of 4,000 square meters (almost one acre).

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