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The Current Local Date and Time in Shentong, China (CN)

Time Zone Asia/Shanghai

08:08:01

Local Time Date and Timezone

Where is Shentong? (China, CN)

Shentong is a city located in China (CN).
Latitude 29.17861 Longitude 106.93083

Shentong location on the China (CN) map

Information about Shentong

City: Shentong
Country: China (CN)
Latitude: 29.17861
Longitude: 106.93083
Time Zone: Asia/Shanghai

Time zone and UTC offset ofShentong

Shentong, China is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, which is currently UTC+8. Daylight saving time is not observed in this time zone, so the offset stays the same all year.

Current time difference with other cities

Shentong is 7 hours ahead of London
Shentong is 12 hours ahead of New York
Shentong is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Shentong is 4 hours ahead of Dubai
Shentong is 1 hour behind Tokyo
Shentong is 3 hours behind Sydney

Frequently asked questions about time inShentong

What time zone is Shentong in?

Shentong, China is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone (currently UTC+8).

Does Shentong observe daylight saving time?

No, the clocks do not change during the year in this time zone.

What is the time difference between Shentong and New York?

Shentong is 12 hours ahead of New York (the difference can change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time).

What are the coordinates of Shentong?

Shentong is located at latitude 29.17861 and longitude 106.93083.

Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inShentong today

Astronomical data for October 16, 2026 in Shentong, calculated for the Asia/Shanghai time zone. All times are local.

Sun

Sunrise: 06:54
Solar noon: 12:38
Sunset: 18:22
Length of day: 11 h 28 min

Moon

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 26%
Moon age: about 5.0 days
Moonrise: 12:03
Moonset: 22:06

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City of Rangtong and shentong

Rangtong and shentong are two distinctive views on emptiness (sunyata) and the two truths doctrine within Tibetan Buddhism. 'Rangtong' (Wylie: rang stong; "empty of self-nature") is a philosophical term in Tibetan Buddhism which is used by Tibetan defenders of shentong, like Dölpopa, to distinguish the majority Madhyamaka teaching on the nature of śūnyatā or "emptiness", namely that all phenomenon are empty of an enduring and/or unchanging essence or "self," and that this emptiness is not an absolute reality, but a mere nominal characterisation of phenomena. It is related to the prasangika approach, which argues that no positive statements should be made to deconstruct the notion of inherent existence, but only arguments which show the logical implications and absurdity of statements. This position is the mainstream Gelugpa interpretation of Madhyamaka, one of the main Mahayana schools, which dominates Vajrayana Buddhism. Shentong (Wylie: gzhan stong, "emptiness of other") refers to a range of views held by different Tibetan Buddhist figures. Classic Jonang shentong holds that while all relative phenomena are empty of inherent existence (svabhava), ultimate reality (paramartha-satya) is not empty of its own inherent existence. In this view, ultimate reality, the buddha-wisdom (buddha-jñana) or buddha-nature (buddhadhātu), is only empty of relative and defiled phenomena, but it is not empty of its countless awakened qualities. The classic shentong view was developed and defended by the Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism, especially by the great scholar Dölpopa Shérap Gyeltsen (1292–1361). The view also has precursors in some Indian Buddhist works, such as the Ratnagotravibhāga and the writings of Indian figures like Ratnākaraśānti and Sajjana. Jonang shentong later influenced the views of various figures in the other schools of Tibetan Buddhism, like Sakya Chokden and Situ Panchen, becoming popular in various lineages. The shentong view was officially banned by Gelug authorities in the 17th century, due to political and doctrinal conflicts with the Jonang school, and shentong texts were sometimes destroyed in this period. After this period of suppression, various shentong views were propagated mainly by Jonang, Kagyu and Nyingma lamas. The 19th century saw a revival of shentong, particularly within the non-sectarian Rimé movement. Nowadays, classic shentong remains the main philosophical theory of the Jonang school, and various other forms of shentong are also taught by some lamas of the Kagyu, Sakya, and Nyingma schools.
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