..Tenboche Monastery(spelled Thyangboche),founded by Lama Gulu, a monk from Khumjung , on the construction of the abbot of Rongbuk monastery in Tibet. Construction of the main temple buildin' was completed in 1919. An earthquake destroyed the gompa in 1934, killing Lama Gulu. The temple was rebuilt a few years later and the remains of the founding lama were buried inside the gompa. On January 19 1989 a fire devastated the monastery . Much of the monastery's extensive collection of books,paintings and religious relics was saved ,but the entire gompa building was destroyed . The new gompa was consecrated in 1993 September.Tengboche is the largest and most active monastery in Khumbu !
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