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Pelkor Chode Monastery (Bái Ju Sí)
Pelkor Chode Monastery (Bái Ju Sí) Review
One of the few multidenominational monastic complexes in Tibet—housing Gelugpa, Sakyapa, and Bupa monks—Pelkor Chode is home to the Gyantse Kumbum. Built in 1427, this building with its glittering golden dome and four sets of spellbinding eyes rising over uniquely tiered circular architecture is one of the most beautiful in Tibet. Inside there are six floors, each a labyrinth of small chapels adorned with Nepalese-influenced murals and statues. A steep ladder at the rear of the fifth floor provides access to the roof. Impressive in itself, you'll appreciate this complex even more after you've seen it from the heights of Gyantse Dzong.
- Address: Northwest end of Pelkor Lu, Gyantse, 857500
- Phone: 0892/817-2680
- Cost: Y60
- Hours: Daily 9--7
- Location: Gyantse
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