Tawang Monastery, located in Tawang city of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, is the largest monastery in India.
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11 Facts About Tawang Monastery
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Nearby Tawang Town, named after the monastery, is well connected by road, rail and air services.
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Tawang Monastery then went in search of the horse and finally found it grazing at the top of a mountain called Tana Mandekhang, which in the past was the palace of King Kala Wangpo.
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Tawang Monastery took this as a divine and auspicious guidance and decided to establish the monastery at that location.
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Second legend of the derivation of the name Tawang Monastery is linked to Terton Pemalingpa, diviner of treasures.
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In 1844, Tawang Monastery had entered into two agreements with the East India Company.
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Tawang Monastery officials used to travel almost to the plains of Assam to collect monastic contributions.
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Tawang Monastery currently has control over 17 gompas in West Kameng district.
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Tawang Monastery, built like a large mansion, is triple storied with a large assembly hall, ten other functional structures and with 65 residential quarters for students, Lamas and monks.
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Tawang Monastery served in the monastery for a long time and on one fine day he announced that he had completed his service to the monastery and then stamped his left foot on the stone slab which created a dented formation of his step.
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Tawang Monastery has a printing press for printing religious books using paper made locally.
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