English Explanatory Dictionary

Potala Palace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A museum and former palace of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Word forms

Potala Palace

Etymology

Named after Mount Potalaka, a mythical dwelling-place of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.

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