Muru Nyingba Monastery
| Muru Nyingba Monastery | |
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Nearby Barkhor street scene, 1993 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Country | China |
| Geographic coordinates | 29°39′10″N 91°7′58″E / 29.65278°N 91.13278°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Songtsen Gampo |
| Date established | 7th century |
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Muru Ningba or Meru Nyingba (rMe ru snying pa) (Tibetan: རྨེ་རུ་སྙིང་པ་) is a small Buddhist monastery located between the larger monasteries of Jokhang and Barkhor in the city of Lhasa, Tibet, China. It was the Lhasa seat of the former State Oracle who had his main residence at Nechung Monastery.
It is located immediately behind and east of the Jokhang and may be accessed from the north side of the Barkhor.