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 | |
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Tibetan transcription(s) Wylie transliteration: Pha bong kha Chinese transcription(s) Traditional: 帕邦喀 Simplified: 帕邦喀 | |
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 / 29.71972°N 91.11833°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.