Pabonka Hermitage
Pabonka Hermitage (Pha bong kha), also written Pawangka,[1] is a historical hermitage, today belonging to Sera Monastery, about 8 kilometres northwest of Lhasa in the Nyang bran Valley on the slopes of Mount Parasol (Dbu gdugs ri) in Tibet.
| Pabonka Hermitage | |
|---|---|
Tibetan transcription(s) Wylie transliteration: Pha bong kha Chinese transcription(s) Traditional: 帕邦喀 Simplified: 帕邦喀 | |
 Pabonka Hermitage | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Festivals | Six-day Avalokiteśvara fasting Losar ritals Sixteen day fourth Tibetan month fasting rituals “Sixth-Month Fourth-Day” pilgrimage |
| Leadership | Part of Sera Monastery today. |
| Location | |
| Location | Mount Parasol, Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet, China |
| Country | China |
  Location within Tibet | |
| Geographic coordinates | 29°43′11″N 91°7′06″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Songtsen Gampo |
| Date established | 7th century |
Founded by Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century, it is currently the largest and most important of the Sera hermitages and is the starting point for the “Sixth-Month Fourth-Day” (Drug pa tshe bzhi) of the Sera Mountain Circumambulation Circuit (Se ra’i ri ’khor) pilgrimage.
Footnotes
- Gyurme Dorje (1999). Tibet Handbook with Bhutan (2nd ed.). Bath, UK: Footprint Handbooks. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-900949-33-0.
References
- Gyurme Dorje. (1999). Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan. 2nd Edition. Footprint Handbooks Ltd., Bristol, England. ISBN 1-900949-33-4. In USA published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing. Chicago. ISBN 0-8442-2190-2.
- Dowman, Keith. (1998). The Power-places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide. Routledge & kegan Paul, London. ISBN 0-7102-1370-0
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