Three Traditions in One Monastic Compound
At Pelkor Chöde in Gyantse, Sakya, Kadam and Gelug monks have lived and practiced in the same monastery for many years, a shared setting reflected in its museums and halls.
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Pelkor Chöde
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Inside the Kumbum: Gyantse’s Murals and Painters
A fifteenth-century Kumbum project brought 73 chapels, a Shariputra mural and painters from across Tsang together at Pelkor Chöde.
The Kumbum as a World of Many Rooms
At Gyantse’s Pelkor Chöde, the Kumbum turns a stupa into an eight-storey sequence of chapels, painted programs and paths for circumambulation.