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Larung Gar Valley, Sêrtar County Of Garzê, Tibet, Kham, China
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Ngarig Buddhist Institute
The Larung Five Sciences Buddhist Academy is a Buddhist academy located in the Larung Gar.
It was founded in 1980 in the uninhabited valley by Jigme Phuntsok, a lama of the Nyingma tradition. The academy has grown substantially since: as of 2015, it is home to over 40,000 monks and nuns. Nuns and monks are segregated by age and sex. Housing for monks and nuns are divided by a winding road that divides the city. TVs are prohibited.
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