Sakya Monastery
1 min readSakya Monastery，is a Buddhist monastery situated 25 km southeast of a bridge which is about 160 km southwest of Shigatse on the road to Tingri in Tibet.It was founded in 1073，by Konchok Gyelpo，originally a Nyingmapa monk of the powerful noble family of the Tsang and became the first Sakya Trizin.Its powerful abbots governed Tibet during the whole of the 13th century after the downfall of the kingsuntil they were eclipsed by the rise of the new Gelukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Its Mongolian architecture is quite different from that of temples in Lhasa and Yarlung.The only surviving ancient building is the Lhakang Chempo or Sibgon Trulpa.
Originally a cave in the mountainside，it was built in 1268 by Ponchen Sakya Sangp and restored in the 16th century.It contains some of the most magnificent surviving artwork in all of Tibet，which doesn’t appear to have been damaged in recent times.
Location
The monastery lies in Sakya County，160 kilometers southwest of Shigatse.
Admission Fee
￥45
Opening hour
9：00a.m.~12：00a.m.
2：00p.m.~6：30p.m.
Transportation
From the Shigatse Bus Station:Take the bus to Sakya.The bus leaves at 7：00 a.m.～8：00 a.m.
