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The Tengboche Monastery, the largest Buddhist monastery in the Khumbu (Everest) region, is located in:

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Answer: Option C — Nepal

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The Tengboche Monastery (also spelt Thyangboche) is located in the village of Tengboche, in the Khumbu region of the Solukhumbu district of north-eastern Nepal.

About the Tengboche Monastery:

  • It is the largest gompa (Buddhist monastery) in the Khumbu region.
  • It is located at a height of about 3,867 metres, on a ridge with spectacular views of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam.
  • It was founded in 1916 by Lama Gulu (Chatang Chotar).
  • It belongs to the Nyingma ("Red Hat") school of Tibetan Buddhism and is closely connected with the Rongbuk Monastery in Tibet.
  • It is the spiritual centre of the Sherpa people.

It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1934 and rebuilt. It was destroyed again by a fire in 1989 and rebuilt with international help.

It lies on the popular trekking route to the Everest Base Camp, and many climbers stop here to receive blessings before climbing Mount Everest.

It is famous for the "Mani Rimdu" festival, held every year in October-November, with masked dances (Cham) and prayers.

It is located inside the Sagarmatha National Park, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

About the Sherpas:

  • They are an ethnic group of Tibetan origin living mainly in the Solukhumbu region of Nepal.
  • They are famous for their mountaineering skills.
  • Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa, and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to climb Mount Everest, on 29 May 1953.
  • Kami Rita Sherpa holds the record for the most ascents of Everest.

About Mount Everest:

It is the world's highest mountain (8,848.86 m, as measured jointly by Nepal and China in 2020).

Other famous monasteries of the Himalayas:

  • Taktsang (Tiger's Nest), Bhutan.
  • Rumtek and Pemayangtse, Sikkim.
  • Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Hemis and Thiksey, Ladakh.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Bhutan has the Taktsang (Tiger's Nest) Monastery.
  • ✗Sikkim has the Rumtek and Pemayangtse monasteries.
  • ✗Tibet has the Rongbuk Monastery on the northern side of Everest.

Quick tip

Remember: Tengboche Monastery = Khumbu, Nepal (3,867 m; founded 1916; Sherpa spiritual centre; Mani Rimdu festival; Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO 1979); Everest = 8,848.86 m (2020).

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