HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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India China Nathula Pass
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India’s largest Buddhist monastery
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Tibetan Museum
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School for Buddhist Studies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Twang is an area in Arunanchal Pradesh in India, recently in news papers. It is world famous for which of the following? Notes: Tawang Monastery, located in Tawang city of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh. It is the largest monastery in India and second largest in the world after the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Location. Rongbuk Monastery lies near the base of the north side of Mount Everest at 5, 009 metres (16, 434 ft) above sea level, at the end of the Dzakar Chu valley.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tawang Monastery is the largest monasteryin India and second largest in the world. It is situated on a mountain in the town of Tawang at an altitude of over 3000 m.
Detailed explanation-4: -About 2 Kms from the town is the Tawang Monastery. The Monastery is the second biggest and oldest in Asia and is known as the Tawang Ganden Namgyal Lhatse i.e., the celestial paradise of divine site chosen by the horse was founded by Merag Lodroe Gyamtso in the year 1680-81.