Ngor Monastery

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Ngor [Tib.]: Sakyapa monastery established by Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo around 1429. Before being completely demolished during Chinese invasion, it was a very active monastery, counting about 1,000 monks in the 1950's. It has only been partly reconstructed.