Ganden Sumtseling Monastery

Summary

Ganden Sumtseling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery^[1]. It draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (tibetan_buddhist_monastery category, ranking #12 of 81).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[3].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's religion is recorded as Gelug^[4].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery is located in Shangri-La City^[5].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery is in the country of People's Republic of China^[6].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's image is recorded as 松赞林寺 - 全景 - 2025-05-07 09 (cropped).jpg^[7].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's image is recorded as 松赞林寺 - 全景 - 2025-05-07 08 (cropped).jpg^[8].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's instance of is recorded as Tibetan Buddhist monastery^[9].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's instance of is recorded as monastery^[10].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage of China^[11].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's founder is recorded as Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso^[12].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's founder is recorded as Chonggyepa Ngawang Namgyel^[13].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's location is recorded as Tibet^[14].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's Commons category is recorded as Ganden Sumtseling Monastery^[15].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's chairperson is recorded as abbot^[16].
• +1683-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ganden Sumtseling Monastery^[17].
• +1679-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ganden Sumtseling Monastery^[18].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.86355, 'lon': 99.70434}^[19].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04n51xw^[20].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's population is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1944897', 'amount': '+700'}^[21].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1500'}^[22].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1500'}^[23].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1300'}^[24].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's population is recorded as {'amount': '+530'}^[25].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's described by source is recorded as Tea Horse Road: China's Ancient Trade Road to Tibet^[26].
• Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's heritage designation is recorded as Major Provincial Historical and Cultural Sites of Yunnan^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso^[12] and Chonggyepa Ngawang Namgyel^[13]. Recorded inception include +1683-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17] and +1679-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].

Leadership

Ganden Sumtseling Monastery's chairperson is recorded as abbot^[16].

Why It Matters

Ganden Sumtseling Monastery draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (tibetan_buddhist_monastery category, ranking #12 of 81).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]