Sa'gya (萨迦)

Sa'gya, sometimes called Sakya, or Sagyaxoi, is the town where one of the most important monasteries in Tibet is located. The monastery is considered as the seat of the Sakya (or Sakyapa) school of Tibetan Buddhism.

The Sakya Monastery

was founded in 1073, By around 1300, the large monastery had become the most powerful of the region. Nowadays it houses a museum, where you can see some of Tibet's last remaining collections of Tibetan religious relics. Most of the collection is off limits to visitors though.

Sa'gya was named after the monastery. It has an erratic bus connection with Xigazê (Shigatse) and most travellers visit the town on their way to the Nepalese border, or when they are going to see the Everest Base Camp in the Everest Region.

Sa'gya is 2850 km southwest of Beijing.

Hotels in Sa'gya

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