Babang Temple

八邦寺

Babang Temple is located in Dege County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, near the Babang Township Government. It is about 3800 meters above sea level and is the main monastery of the Kagyupa of Tibetan Buddhism in Kham. Babang Temple means "Auspicious Temple". According to historical records, Babang Temple has a history of more than 800 years since it was founded during the Gaozong period of Nanbedo. The architecture of Babang Temple is majestic and diverse, with very complicated details. In the history of the temple, most of the living Buddhas of the past are highly educated, emphasizing pious and spiritual cultivation, writing books and sayings, all kinds of treatises, all of which are covered, each with their own achievements, and many works and paintings are regarded as treasures.

Babang Temple is located on a hill 300 meters north of Babang Township Government in Dege County, with an altitude of 3800 meters. Babang Temple is large in scale and quiet. Its buildings are stacked on top of each other along the mountain.

800-year-old monastery, on the top of the mountain, away from the hustle and bustle, without the slightest vulgarity. The temples, thangkas, and murals are magnificent! Far from being comparable to the establishment of the so-called Buddhist Academy (Wu Ming, Ya Qing) in the 1980s! It's just that the mountain roads are rugged and can be reached by non-ordinary cars. In particular, the short road over the mountains from Dege (nearly half way through Ganbai Road), the scenery along the way is more beautiful.