The Radoi Monastery or Redui Temple () is a temple located in Nyêtang Township, a village in Qüxü County in the Lhasa Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, approximately 12 miles south-west of Lhasa.
Location It is located northwest of the village of Redui () via National Road G318 and from the county's urban center.
History It was founded in 1205 by the Han-Chinese Qin Rewa (), among six temples that he established in Ü-Tsang.
It is today mainly associated with the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana).
The Monastery sponsors the annual "dharma assembly" (法会) for debating Buddhist scriptures. Besides reciting and debating Buddhist scriptures, the Buddhist accomplishments of monks are tested for getting a degree.eng.tibet.cn: “Miraculous Festival” Party at Radoi Monastery in Lhasa
Tibetan Buddhist Institute
The courtyard houses the Tibetan Buddhist Institute (西藏佛学院 Xīzàng fóxuéyuàn), which was founded in 2011.
Branches of the Tibetan Buddhist Institute were officially established in 2013 at Sera Monastery,media.tibet.cn: 西藏佛学院色拉寺分院挂牌成立 Samye Monastery,media.tibet.cn: 西藏佛学院桑耶寺分院挂牌成立 and Shaten Monasterychina777.org: 西藏佛学院孝登寺分院正式挂牌成立 (in Nagqu Town).
Cultural Relics Protection Unit of the Tibet Autonomous Region Since 2013, the monastery has been on the list of (the province-level) Cultural Relics Protection Units of the Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治区文物保护单位 (6-44).cf. chinadaily.com.cn: CPC Policies on the Governance of Xizang in the New Era: Approach and Achievements (November 2023): "Xizang has 2,373 cultural relics protection units under the protection of governments at different levels, 70 of which are key units under state protection."
See also
China Advanced Institute of Tibetan Buddhism (in Chinese)
Notes and references
External links “Miraculous Festival” Party at Radoi Monastery in Lhasa 拉萨市2065名僧尼受“爱国守法先进僧尼”表彰 [2,065 monks and nuns in Lhasa were recognized as 'Advanced Patriotic and Law-Abiding Monastics'] (in Chinese)