Lama Temple

Beijing · China

Lama Temple, China
Photo: Shakti, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Spring and autumn
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

This Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Beijing began as a princely residence before becoming a major center of the Gelug school. It is renowned for a towering sandalwood statue of the Maitreya Buddha carved from a single trunk.

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