Palkhor Monastery and Kumbum Stupa

Located 100 km east of Shigatse, Palcho Monastery was founded in 1418 by Rabten Kunsang who was the head of Gyantse Zong , the historic region . It enjoys a high status in Tibet Buddhism history because it houses three sects - Sakyapa, Kadampa and Gelugpa together. and here is a unique Stupa which named  Kumbum stupa ,it has four doors on each side and many chapels on each floor.  There supposed to be 100,000 images of Buddha and Bodhisattvas. “ Ku” means Holy image and “bum”means 100,000,so it is called the Gyantse Kubum.