Lhasa - Tibet - page 157

Sights
1 Sanga Tratsang A3
2 Ganden Palace A2
3 Kitchen B2
4 Main Assembly Hall B2
5 Ngagpa College A1
6 Samlo Kangtsang A1
7 Jampelyang Temple B1
8 Jamyang Chöje Meditation Cave B2
9 Loseling College B2
10 Gomang College C2
11 Lamba Mitze C2
12 Lumbum Kangtsang C2
13 Jurche Mitze C2
14 Deyang College C2
15 Main Debating Courtyard C1
Sights
Ganden Palace PALACE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP )
In 1530 the second Dalai Lama established the Ganden Palace, the palace that was home
to the Dalai Lamas until the fifth built the Potala. It was from here that the early Dalai La-
mas exercised their political as well as religious control over central Tibet, and the second,
third and fourth Dalai Lamas are all entombed here.
To reach the palace from the monastery's car park, pass the woodblock and juniper stalls
and follow the kora clockwise around the outside of the monastery until you reach the
steps.
The first hall on the left is the Sanga Tratsang ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) , a recently ren-
ovated chapel housing statues of the protectors Namtöse (Vaishravana), Nagpo Chenpo