Gompa vs Monastery - What's the difference?
gompa | monastery |
A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan.
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Place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks).
As nouns the difference between gompa and monastery
is that gompa is a Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan while monastery is place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks).gompa
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(en noun) (wikipedia gompa)citation