Kumbum Temple - Kumbumji (English name) Sku 'bum

Japanese: クンブム寺 - クンブムじ（英語表記）Sku ’bum

The largest Lamaist temple in the Qinghai region, located 30km southwest of Lusha'er Town, Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province, China, from Xining. It is one of the six major temples of the Yellow Sect (Gelu sect). It has been designated as a national key cultural heritage protection unit. Kumbum means 100,000 Buddha statues in Tibetan. It is also called Ta'er Temple, but the name comes from the fact that there is a large tower dedicated to Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Yellow Sect, inside the Great Golden Tiled Hall, which corresponds to the main hall. It was founded in 1577. There are many ancient buildings in a mixed Han and Tibetan style on the grounds, such as a Buddha hall, a pagoda, and monks' quarters, and at its peak the temple was said to have housed over 3,000 monks.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，青海省湟中県魯沙爾鎮の南西，西寧より30kmにある青海地方最大のラマ教寺院。黄教(ゲルー派)六大寺院の一つ。全国重点文物保護単位に指定。クンブムとはチベット語で十万仏像の意。塔爾寺とも称されるが，その名は本殿に相当する大金瓦殿内に黄教の開祖ツオンカパ(宗喀巴)をまつる大塔があることに由来する。1577年創建。境内には仏殿，仏塔，僧舎等の漢･チベット混合様式の古建築多数があり，盛時には寺僧3000余人を擁したという。

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