Jakpa Monastery

Submitted by Michael R. Sheehy on Mon, 2014-08-11 16:23
'jag pa dgon
འཇག་པ་དགོན།
Alternative Name(s): 
'jag chung dpal dgon
Site Type: 
Shangpa Monastery
Site Location: 
Shang
Operating Status: 
Ruined
Current Tradition: 
Shangpa
Date Established: 
13th cent.
TBRC Place #: 
G204
29° 40' 56.3844" N, 89° 5' 57.246" E
XX
History and Description: 

Early Shangpa site of Jakchen Gyaltsen Bum, Jakchen Jampa Pel, and Khedrup Shangton. The primary seat of the Jakpa transmissions the Shangpa.