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Lamaling Monastery, Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Bayi District, China

Lamaling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist temple complex near Jianqie village featuring an octagonal tower with four levels topped by gilded ornaments. The building sits on a sloping site with walls surrounding the religious spaces and courtyards used for rituals and daily monastic life.

The original monastery, built in the 7th century in the Zangdok Pelri style, was destroyed by an earthquake in 1930. A smaller temple was then built on flat ground below the ruins and became the seat of Dudjom Rinpoche (1904–1987). That temple was destroyed in the 1960s, and in 1989 Dudjom Rinpoche's daughter Semo Dechen and her husband Lama Chonyi Rinpoche began rebuilding the present monastery.

The monastery follows Nyingma teachings and incorporates practices rooted in Tibet's earliest Buddhist period. The ritual symbols at its gateway reflect how these spiritual traditions continue to shape the place's daily character.

A motorable road links Burqug village to the monastery, which sits halfway up the Norburi hillside; the site is about 30 km west of Bayi town and 4 km off the main road. The ruins of the original monastery lie higher on the slope and are reached by a trek of about 45 minutes.

Large wooden representations of male and female genitalia stand at the entrance gate, following Nyingmapa traditions meant to ward off harmful forces. These unusual symbols reveal local spiritual practices that often catch visitors by surprise.

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