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English translation: Guluoge Monastery

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21:59 Mar 25, 2009

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Social Sciences - Government / Politics

Chinese term or phrase: 格日寺

早春的一天，太阳刚刚露头，海拔4700 米的格日寺就迎来一群穿军装
的“门巴”（医生）。

I believe this is the name of a Tibetan temple, but I'm not sure what the correct romanized spelling should be. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Warren Lindsay KudoZ activity Questions: 36 (2 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 12
Local time: 05:19

English translation:Guluoge Monastery

Explanation:
Guluoge Monastery is the transliteration used by Dzogchen Shri Singha University-

http://www.dzogchencenter.cn/page4_3.htm

I don't know if it's proper Tibetan.

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Michael Lickorish
Australia
Local time: 19:49

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Guluoge Monastery

Michael Lickorish

Geri Temple

Adsion Liu

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30 mins confidence:

Geri Temple

Explanation:
Not really a Tibetan temple, see more as following

格日寺
原址在今玛沁县雪山乡政府所在地切曲河畔，现址位于县治西北部的下大武乡，离玛多县花石峡乡61公里处，距大武乡 9公里。地处清水河左侧的占杜曲科隆哇，属宁玛派寺院，母寺为四川德格的佐钦寺。下大武部落凉在玛沁县雪山地太，下属六个小部落，其中较大者为格日部落，格日寺即原格日部意寺院。寺处雪山余脉，山势陡峻，苍松满坡，山梁没入河中，呈金鱼戏水状，故名“赛牙卡吐”。本世纪初，佐钦寺喇嘛拉龙华多来此传教，初建帐房寺。1952年正式建为土房寺院，有寺僧80余人，活佛二人。1957年有小经堂1座，僧舍42院，计有房屋110间，寺僧增至120人，活佛2人。其中，寺主格日喇嘛较有影响。该寺香火部落主要为上下大武。该寺于1958年拆毁，1981年后自行开放，群众集资建成经堂1座14间，昂欠2 座18间，僧舍11院30间。现住寺僧侣31人，喇嘛土卜才，现年 68岁，兼任寺主。 See more

Adsion Liu
Canada
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 36

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Guluoge Monastery

Explanation:
Guluoge Monastery is the transliteration used by Dzogchen Shri Singha University-

http://www.dzogchencenter.cn/page4_3.htm

I don't know if it's proper Tibetan.

Example sentence(s):

Besides, there are five more monasteries that Rinpoche has made a vow to help in his previous lives, this one and lives to come. They include: Guluoge Monastery, Xiyankham Monastery, Shimogu Monastery, Matsing Snow Mountain Monastery all in Qinghai.
Tenpe Nyima Rinpoche is greeted at his first temple, Guluoge Monastery.

Reference: http://www.dzogchenmonastery.com/en/list_a.asp?id=407
Reference: http://www.maqing.cn/grs.asp

Michael Lickorish
Australia
Local time: 19:49
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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