Situation of the east Tibetan region of Amdo ( Chinese: 安多), is one of the three traditional
areas of Tibet, the other two being U-Tsang and Kham. Amdo was and is the home of many
important Tibetan Buddhist monk scholars or lamas who had a major influence on both politics
and religious development of Tibet, including the 14th Dalai Lama, the 10th Panchen Lama, and
the great reformer Je Tsongkhapa. It was traditionally a place of great learning and scholarship
and contains many great monasteries including Kumbum Jampa Ling (Ta’er Si) near Xining,...Read more
Situation of the east Tibetan region of Amdo ( Chinese: 安多), is one of the three traditional
areas of Tibet, the other two being U-Tsang and Kham. Amdo was and is the home of many
important Tibetan Buddhist monk scholars or lamas who had a major influence on both politics
and religious development of Tibet, including the 14th Dalai Lama, the 10th Panchen Lama, and
the great reformer Je Tsongkhapa. It was traditionally a place of great learning and scholarship
and contains many great monasteries including Kumbum Jampa Ling (Ta’er Si) near Xining,
Labrang Tashi Khyil south of Lanzhou, and the Kirti Monasteries of Ngaba and Tewo (Taktsang
Lhamo).