班禪(chan)(chan)故(gu)居位(wei)于循化縣(xian)南文都(dou)鄉麻日村(cun),距縣(xian)城20公(gong)(gong)里,循同(tong)(循化—同(tong)仁)公(gong)(gong)路(lu)可直達,距西寧市163公(gong)(gong)里,是集(ji)宗教與藏式建筑為一體的景點(dian)。班禪(chan)(chan)故(gu)居是第(di)十世(shi)班禪(chan)(chan)額爾(er)德尼·確吉堅(jian)贊出生的地方,1938年農(nong)歷正(zheng)月(yue)初(chu)三(san),班禪(chan)(chan)大(da)(da)師誕(dan)生在(zai)此(ci)地,大(da)(da)師祖籍西藏薩迦,元(yuan)初(chu)來循化,明代起為世(shi)襲(xi)百戶(hu)(hu),清(qing)末升為千戶(hu)(hu),管轄“文都(dou)七(qi)族(zu)”。
班(ban)(ban)禪故居門前兩(liang)(liang)棵老(lao)百楊(yang)高聳挺拔,故居共分(fen)三院,東(dong)院為(wei)(wei)停車場、雜物房、倉庫(ku)等,西院為(wei)(wei)班(ban)(ban)禪大(da)師舊(jiu)居,其(qi)老(lao)廚房靠柱(zhu)子系(xi)有(you)哈達(da)的(de)地方,是班(ban)(ban)禪大(da)師誕生之地,東(dong)院為(wei)(wei)兩(liang)(liang)層的(de)藏式樓(lou)房,樓(lou)北正中為(wei)(wei)大(da)師頌經(jing)的(de)佛(fo)堂,其(qi)內有(you)班(ban)(ban)禪大(da)師的(de)佛(fo)像,其(qi)左(zuo)側為(wei)(wei)大(da)師的(de)臥室和(he)(he)會客房,整個建筑錯落有(you)致,層次分(fen)明,極(ji)具藏族風情。大(da)師不僅受藏族同胞愛(ai)戴,同樣(yang)在省內外,廣受各族群眾的(de)愛(ai)戴,故居現(xian)已(yi)成(cheng)為(wei)(wei)旅游勝觀光(guang)者和(he)(he)佛(fo)教徒的(de)朝拜之地。