拉卜楞寺 lā bǔ lèng sì

DEFINITIONS

  1. Labrang monastery, Tibetan: bLa-brang bkra-shis-'khyil, in Xiahe county 夏河縣|夏河县[Xia4 he2 xian4], Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet

CHARACTERS

拉 lā pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
卜 bǔ fortune telling; prophesy
楞 lèng used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
寺 sì court, office; temple, monastery