Frederic Henriques
Larung Gar - Sêrtar County
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Larung Gar - Sêrtar County
Larung Gar (Tibetan: བླ་རུང་སྒར་, Wylie: bla rung sgar) or the Larung Valley is a town in Sêrtar County of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan, China.[1] The population of over 40,000 comprises primarily monks and nuns making it possibly the largest religious institute in the world, and is based around the Serthar Institute founded by Jigme Phuntsok.[1]