As the biggest monastery in Shigatse Prefecture,Tibet Autonomous Region, Tashilhunpo Monastery is the traditional seat of generations of Panchen Lamas.

With more than 800 monks, Tashilhunpo Monastery is one of the four major monasteries of the Gelug sect together with Lhasa's Ganden Monastery, Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery.

Two monks in crimson robes walk through Tashilhunpo Monastery of Shigatse Prefecture,Tibet. [Photo/Kaiwind.com]

Photo shows Tashilhunpo Monastery of Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet. [Photo/Kaiwind.com]

A little monk takes photos in Tashilhunpo Monastery of Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet. [Photo/Kaiwind.com]

An elderly Tibetan monk walks through Tashilhunpo Monastery of Shigatse Prefecture,Tibet. [Photo/Kaiwind.com]

A little monk reads beside a window in Tashilhunpo Monastery of Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet. [Photo/Kaiwind.com]