The Hidden Land of Ganjia in Xiahe

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The Hidden Land of Ganjia is about 30–40 kilometers from Labrang Monastery. It is home to the famous Baishiya Monastery (White Cliff Monastery), a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Gelug school. This monastery was once the seat of the Gongri Cang female Living Buddha, one of only three reincarnated female Living Buddhas in the entire Tibetan region—an extremely rare phenomenon in Tibetan Buddhism, which is predominantly dominated by male Living Buddhas.