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- noun A Buddhist
ecclesiastical fortification oflearning ,lineage andsadhana inTibet ,India ,Nepal , orBhutan .
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Examples
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On the morning of December 26, 2008, the main gompa, or temple, of ILTK was completely destroyed by fire.
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If I remember correctly, it is a gompa which is a Zen Buddhist temple but it's also housing a bunch of artifacts that Madan's father or grandfather got from Tibet many years ago.
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If I remember correctly, it is a gompa which is a Zen Buddhist temple but it's also housing a bunch of artifacts that Madan's father or grandfather got from Tibet many years ago.
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Shimla, 28 October 2006 (PTI) - Tibetan spiritual head The Dalai Lama today consecrated the ancient Thungyur Lakhang Buddhist gompa (monastery) at Rampur today to mark 2550th anniversary of 'Mahaparinirvan' (enlightenment) of Lord Buddha.
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Shimla, 28 October 2006 (PTI) - Tibetan spiritual head The Dalai Lama today consecrated the ancient Thungyur Lakhang Buddhist gompa (monastery) at Rampur today to mark 2550th anniversary of 'Mahaparinirvan' (enlightenment) of Lord Buddha.
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Two of the staff, whose room is in the corridor facing the gompa, woke about 7: 30 AM to the smell of smoke.
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Several people stood outside the doors of the gompa and were able to contain the fire with fire extinguishers until the fire department arrived.
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A close up of the stupa, the dome shape on top of the gompa monastery.
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Madan spins a giant prayer wheel clockwise, inside the gompa.
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The first floor was the more traditional gompa, or monastery, where the prayers take place.
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