Tashilhunpo Monastery

The monastery was founded in1447 by the First Dalai Lama. It is the traditional monastic seat of the Panchen Lama. The Panchen Lama is second in rank in Tibetan Gelugpa Buddhism to the Dalai Lama. The relationship between the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama is unique. Each Lama will search for the other’s reincarnation and each Lama will first be a disciple and later in life as the teacher of the other.

The tree is 390 years old

The world's tallest sitting copper Maitreya Buddha

The Buddha is 26.2 m high sitting on a 3.5 m high lotus seat

A Tibetan lady

Breakfast at the hotel

Today we will visit the Tashilhunpo Monastery before going back to Lhasa. I must say the breakfast in Tibet left a lot to be desired. It started from 吃饱就好 to 不饿就好.

Shiga Yangcha Grand Hotel

We reached the hotel and took a short walk around the hotel.

Many Tibetan paintings are hung along the corridor

Dinner in Shigatse

These photos of the food are courtesy of Ms SY Liew, our fellow traveller.