Pomda Monastery is a
lamasery in Bomda. It was destroyed in 1959 but rebuilt between 1984 and 1988. The monastery is around 360 years old
Kaynak: Pomda MonasteryIt is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La , a fictional utopian
lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet . Plot summary Overview
Kaynak: Lost HorizonHilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a
lamasery , enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun
Kaynak: Shangri-Laservice , who stumbles across a utopian
lamasery high in the Himalayas in Tibet after surviving a plane crash in the mountainous terrain.
Kaynak: Shangri-La (musical)the capital town of the county, which has some 9,000 inhabitants (2008), many of them ethnic Tibetans, and is famous for its Tibetan
lamasery.
Kaynak: Garzê CountyThe monastery has two major
lamasery buildings – Zhacang and Jikang – apart from several smaller
lamaseries. Numerous living rooms have
Kaynak: Ganden Sumtseling MonasteryThe main
lamasery in town is the Sakyapa monastery Doendrub Ling, commonly just called Yushu Gompa. Like at the beginning of the 20th
Kaynak: GyêguA. Hosie, the British Consul at Chengdu , who visited Batang in September, 1904, reported that there was a small
lamasery and the
Kaynak: Batang, Batang Countycalled them, told him of old men who inexplicably became healthy, strong, and full of "vigor and virility" after entering a particular
lamasery .
Kaynak: Five Tibetan RitesThey were taken to a beautiful
lamasery filled with a variety of fruits and flowers. The monks looked quite young, although they claimed
Kaynak: Shangrila Lake