001 Architecture Ganden Monastery Ganden Monastery—also recorded under several Chinese names—stands in Lhasa, Tibet, and was founded by Tsongkhapa in 1409 as an early monastery of the Gelug school. This entry presents Chinese and Tibetan sources on its first monastic quarters, assembly hall, ritual chambers, images and reliquary stupa, together with photographs taken by Hugh E. Richardson between 1936 and 1950. Ming dynasty Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region Ganden Monastery · Gandan Monastery · Galden Monastery →
002 Architecture Ta'er Monastery (Kumbum Monastery) Ta'er Monastery (Kumbum Monastery), in Huangzhong District of Xining, Qinghai, was founded in the Ming dynasty. A Gelug-school monastery of Tibetan Buddhism and the birthplace of Tsongkhapa, it was formerly known as Ta'er Si and the Silver Stupa Monastery. Drawing on Ming and Qing sources such as the Manuscripts of the Forest Lodge, the Sacred Military Records, the Draft History of Qing, and the Memorials on Qinghai, this article traces the monastery's founding and development, its relations with the Ming and Qing central governments, the Lobsang Danjin incident, and its restoration and rebuilding after the Shaanxi–Gansu Hui revolt, and also presents historical photographs of Ta'er Monastery taken between 1900 and 1937. Ming dynasty Huangzhong District, Xining, Qinghai Ta'er Monastery · Ta'er Si · Silver Stupa Monastery →