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Sakya
Monastery
 Construction
of the Sakya Monastery was begun in 1073
by Kung Gung Quijiepuo on the orders of
Basba. It resembles a castle in typical
Yuan Dynasty style. Among the historical
articles here are a lot of imperial certificates,
gold signets, crowns, and costumes bestowed
by the Yuan Dynasty emperors. There are
also a lot of statues of Buddha, ritual
artifacts, and articles of scripture handwritten
in gold powder or cinnabar. The monastery
contains over 10,000 volumes of Tibetan
books on astronomy, medicine, calligraphy,
and history.
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