Kumbum Monastery

Summary

Kumbum Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of tibetan_buddhist_monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kumbum Monastery's religion is recorded as Gelug^[3].
• Kumbum Monastery is located in Huangzhong District^[4].
• Kumbum Monastery is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5].
• Kumbum Monastery's instance of is recorded as Tibetan Buddhist monastery^[6].
• Kumbum Monastery's Commons category is recorded as Kumbum Monastery^[7].
• Kumbum Monastery's said to be the same as is recorded as Kumbum Monastery^[8].
• Kumbum Monastery's catalog code is recorded as 111^[9].
• 1560 marks the founding of Kumbum Monastery^[10].
• Kumbum Monastery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.49011, 'lon': 101.567121}^[11].
• Kumbum Monastery's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Kumbum Monastery's heritage designation is recorded as Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level^[13].

Body

Founding

1560 marks the founding of Kumbum Monastery^[10].

Why It Matters

Kumbum Monastery ranks in the top 9% of tibetan_buddhist_monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]