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Kumbum
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thumb|The Kumbum of Gyantse, often regarded as the most well-known Kumbum thumb|Kumbum of Jonang or Jomonang

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thumb|The Kumbum of Gyantse, often regarded as the most well-known Kumbum thumb|Kumbum of Jonang or Jomonang

A Kumbum ( "one hundred thousand holy images") is a multi-storied aggregate of Buddhist chapels in Tibetan Buddhism. The most famous Kumbum forms part of Palcho Monastery.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kumbum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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