page_title: Ani Tsankhung Nunnery
hierarchical_section_title: Ani Tsankhung Nunnery
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Nonnenkloster Ani Sangkhung, Lhasa
context_page_description: Ani Tsankhung Nunnery is a nunnery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism in the city of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
  It was built in the 15th century on a site that had been used for meditation by the 7th century Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo. The nuns support themselves through alms and manufacturing items such as clothing and printed texts.
context_section_description: Ani Tsankhung Nunnery (Chinese: 阿尼仓空寺; pinyin: Ā ní cāng kōng sì) is a nunnery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism in the city of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
  It was built in the 15th century on a site that had been used for meditation by the  7th century Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo. The nuns support themselves through alms and manufacturing items such as clothing and printed texts.
caption: Rear of the nunnery
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