Banma County
Banma County is a county of southeastern Qinghai Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the south. It is the southernmost county-level division under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party passed through Banma in 1936 during the Long March.[1] The seat of Baima county is in Sailaitang Town (赛来塘镇).[1]
Banma County 班玛县 · པདམ་རྫོངས། | |
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County | |
Nickname(s): Pema (པདམ། ) | |
![]() Banma County (division numbered "2") in Golog Prefecture | |
![]() ![]() Banma Location in Qinghai | |
Coordinates: 32°56′05″N 100°44′09″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Qinghai |
Autonomous prefecture | Golog |
Area | |
• Total | 6,376 km2 (2,462 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,000 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Banma County | |||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 斑马县 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 班瑪縣 | ||||||||||
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Tibetan | པདམ་རྫོངས། | ||||||||||
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It is home to Bennak, a Nyingma monastery of the Pelyul tradition, founded in 1824, which was visited by noted female teacher Sera Khandro.[2] A 1992 work indicates that the 22 monasteries in the county are predominantly Nyingma.[3][4]
References
- http://www.qh.xinhuanet.com/banma/bmjj.htm
- "Bennak". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "pad+ma rdzong". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "mgo log lo rgyus deb ther". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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