The Gongkar Chö Monastery or Gongkar Dorjé Monastery (Wylie: gong dkar chos sde, gong dkar rdo rje gdan) is located in Gonggar County, Lhoka Province,...

贡嘎旧宗府), also known as Gongkar Dzong, is located in Gonggar County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, China. It is close to the Gongkar town, the Gonggar Choide...

Sakya, and Khön Könchok Gyalpo is known as the first Sakya Trizin. Ngawang Gongkar Sonam, transl. Chen Qingying (陈庆英), History of the Sakya Lineage (萨迦世系史)...

northwest as well. According to Tibetan chronicles, Monyul was ruled by Gongkar Gyal, descendent of an exiled Tibetan ruler named Lhase Tsangma, the brother...

from Tibet, joining the new Monastery and providing continuity to Sakya traditions. These monks and scholars saved a number of scrolls from the original...

since been partially rebuilt. Another monastery with the same name and tradition was established in Southern India in 1966 by Tibetan exiles. Ganden is...

Gyangara, and Chungba. Oral accounts credited the foundation of Ache Lhamo tradition to 14th-century mystic Thang Tong Gyalpo. Lhamo is considered to have...

Dorje, Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, Dudjom Rinpoche Yeshe Dorje, and Bo Gongkar Rinpoche. He also received teachings at Dzogchen Monastery. In 1951, he...

in 1179. Traditionally it has been the main seat of the Drikung Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In its early years the monastery played an important...

Tripa. Founded by Tsongkhapa in 1409. Gonchen Monastery Kham Sakya 1729 Gongkar Chöde Lhokha Sakya 1464 Gyumay and Gyuto Lower and Upper Tantric Colleges...

Drepung, both of them being major figures in the history of the Geluk tradition. By the time Sönam Drakpa was appointed to the Throne of Drepung (Drepung...

southwest of Beijing. Kathok Monastery became a bastion of the Anuyoga tradition when it became neglected by other Nyingmapa institutions. The Compendium...

eastern Tibet. The monastery, founded in 1400, practices the Nyingma tradition. Tsozong Gongba is located on Tashi Island (Chinese: 扎西岛; pinyin: Zhāxī...

below. The Samye pillar or རྡོ་རིང་ and its inscription There are many traditions about Samye compiled after the tenth century. One of the few documents...

founded a number of dzong (castles) such as Chaktse Drigu, Olkha Taktse, Gongkar, Nêdong, Drakkar, Rinpung, Samdruptse, Panam, and Lhundruptse. He took...

favourite resorts of Chenrezig (Avalokitesvara), and where, according to tradition, the monkey king and the goblin raised their family of monkeys, from which...

Chamdo. It is now the seat of the throne-holder of the monastery and the tradition. Along with Mindrolling Monastery it is one of the two most important...

and Klu-mes Tshul-khrims did some refurbishing in the 11th century. Tradition says that after Songtsen Gampo's only son, Gungri Gungsten, was born to...

Panchen Lamas, the second highest ranking tulku lineage in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The "Tashi" or Panchen Lama had temporal power over...

Tibet's great revival of Buddhism, and was an important center of the Sakya tradition. Repair and reconstruction of Shalu Monastery began on May 13, 2009, according...

County, Administrative divisions. 430 million yuan in place for Lhasa-Gongkar ... 2010. Shi 2011. Lhasa Railway Station, Tripadvisor. Lhasa Railway Station...

Rigdzin (rdo rje rig ‘dzin) the 4th and his team of 30 assistants to go to Gongkar (gong dkar) and perform the rite of the wind wheel for accomplishing strategic...

Region, China. Shannan includes Gonggar County within its jurisdiction with Gongkar Chö Monastery, Gonggar Dzong, and Gonggar Airport all located near Gonggar...

Lhasa and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Tsetang. According to Tibetan traditions, Yumbu Lakhang was built for the first Tibetan king, Nyatri Tsenpo, who...

learning knowledge of the complete teachings and practices of the Mahayana tradition. King Nedong Dagpa Gyaltsen supported the noble venture with required...

deity of the Horpa, who lived to the east of (Lake) Kokonor. According to tradition, he is held to have been originally brought to Samye Monastery by Padmasambhava...

sister temple to the Jokhang which was completed about the same time. Tradition says that it was built originally to house the much revered Jowo Rinpoche...

Tibet in the 7th century CE. The Nyingma sect incorporated many of the traditions of the native Tibetan Bon religion, which respects nature and local nature...

Dowman. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London. ISBN 0-7102-1370-0. "Karma Kagya Tradition". Karma Kagya. Retrieved December 16, 2008. Schaik, Sam van: Tibet – A...

death-date of Tsongkhapa, used to be observed here at a small hut. This tradition was initiated by Byams chen chos rje (1354–1435), the founder of Sera...