Tashilhunpo Monastery (English name)

In China, it is called Sahilunbu or Sahilumubu. It is the head temple of the Yellow Hat sect (Gelugpa or Gelug) of Tibetan Buddhism. The temple's name comes from the mountain Tashilhunpo (Mountain of Auspiciousness) on which it was built. It is located at the foot of a mountain about 2 km southwest of Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet and the capital of the Tsang region (Western Tibet). It is one of the four main head temples of the sect along with Gaden Monastery, Sera Monastery, and Lepung Monastery. It was built in 1447 by Dgedun Grup (1391-1474), a disciple of Tsongkhapa, who later became the first Dalai Lama. Successive Panchen Lamas served as abbots and exercised both political and religious power in the Tsang region. In the past, the temple consisted of approximately 6,000 monks, three academic halls, and six shrines, but they were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and only about 600 monks and a few shrines remain.

[Shogo Watanabe]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

中国では札什倫布、札什魯穆布。チベット仏教黄帽派（ゲルクパ派、ゲルク派）の大本山。寺名は、この寺が建てられた山タシルンポ（吉祥山）に由来する。チベット第二の都市であり、ツァン地方（西チベット）の都シガツェの南西約2キロメートルの山麓(さんろく)にある。ガンデン寺、セラ寺、レプン寺とともに同派の四大本山をなす。1447年、のちにダライ・ラマ1世とされたツォンカパの高弟ゲンドゥントゥプdgedun grup（1391―1474）が建立。歴代パンチェン・ラマが座主(ざす)となり、ツァン地方の政教両権を行使した。往時は約6000人の僧侶(そうりょ)、3学堂から構成され、6霊堂があったが、文化大革命によって破壊され、僧侶約600人、一部の霊堂のみ残る。

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