Seda, a place where faith abounds
by GraceBeaumontsfc
Jun 10, 2025
Heavenly Buddhist Kingdom, Seda on Earth
You have to see it to believe it
Rows of red houses built along the mountain cover the entire slope
【☘️About Seda】
Seda Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy is like a university, but with different subjects and more practitioners. The academy also has supermarkets, shops, hot pot restaurants, milk tea shops, etc.
【🎈How to Enter Seda】
Online reservations are tentatively available from June, and tickets must be purchased on-site one day in advance 🎫 (8:00–10:30)
1️⃣ There are two types of offline reservations:
Navigation: Seda Jinma Grassland Distribution Center
👉 Boarding point: Jinma Grassland Distribution Center 💰48
👉 Boarding point: Luoruo Town Distribution Center 💰30
2️⃣ Online reservation: Little 🍊 "Pastoral Home"
3️⃣ Wild route: Led by locals, by motorcycle/on foot
【🌈Tour Route】
✅ The bus terminal is "Tan City," where you can turn the prayer wheel and pray for blessings
✅ Walk all the way down from Tan City, passing by Larung Hotel, where you can take photos by the roadside
✅ Continue down to see a huge "prayer wheel," driven by a motor and lit up at night
✅ Continue along the road to "Larung Library," which houses many scriptures. You can visit, but remember to keep quiet
✅ Below Larung Library is the Nunnery, surrounded by canteens, supermarkets, and jewelry stores, which you can visit
✅ After visiting, go all the way up, passing by "Tan City," to the viewing platform, where you can overlook the entire Seda Buddhist Academy
【🚗Transportation and Accommodation】
There are buses in the academy, 3 yuan/person
You can stay at "Larung Hotel" in the academy, which can only be booked offline;
You can also stay in "Seda County" or "Luoruo Town"
【Sky Burial Platform】
🚫 Currently not open to the public, but there are small paths that can be hiked to
【🍝Food Recommendations】
The academy has eggs, but no meat
You can try the vegetarian meat in the academy, which looks realistic and tastes similar
【⛰Nearby Attractions】
Dongga Temple: About 10 minutes' drive from Seda, you can drive to the entrance
Danqing Yaowang Mountain: There are many marmots on the plank road in summer
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