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甘丹寺

Mandarin · pinyin Gān dān sì

Ganden monastery, Tibetan: dGa' ldan rNam rgyal gling, Dagzê county 達孜縣 Dá zī xiàn, Lhasa, Tibet

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甘: gān · sweetness; sweet, tasty
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
寺: sì · court, office; temple, monastery

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1–1–4 · Gan1 dan1 si4

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Ganden Monastery (a Gelug monastery located in Dagzê district, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China)

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