Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai Province, Tibet.
Eight Stupas (Chortens) signifying the 8 stages of enlightenment, Kumbum, Tibet
The Kumbum Monastery is one of the six largest monasteries of the Gelugpa and the birth place of Je Tsongkhapa. It is well known for its four Buddhist colleges of Sutra (exoteric), Tantra, Tibetan Medicine, and Kalachakra (Cosmology).