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GOMPA - Gompas, Gönpas, or Gumbas (Tibetan: , Wylie: dgon pa "remote place", Sanskrit araya), also known as ling (Wylie: gling), are Buddhist ecclesiastical...
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A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan. |
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Gompas, Gönpas, or Gumbas (Tibetan: , Wylie: dgon pa "remote place", Sanskrit araya), also known as ling (Wylie: gling), are Buddhist ecclesiastical fortifications of learning, lineage and sdhan that may be understood as a conflation of a fortification, a vihara and a university associated with Tibetan Buddhism and thus common in historical Tibetan regions including parts of China, India, Nepal, Ladakh and Bhutan. Bhutanese dzong architecture is a subset of traditional gompa design. * A gompa is a meditation room where practitioners meditate and listen to teachings. * Design and interior details vary from region to region; however, all follow a general design of a central prayer hall containing a murti or thangka, benches for the monks or nuns to engage in prayer or meditation and attached living accommodation. The gompa or ling may also be accompanied by any number of stupas. * For practical purposes 'Gompa' is an imprecise term used by westerners traveling in Tibetan regions to refer to |