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Associated Person/Place: Akyong Yarthang Monastery The 1st Jonang monastery in the Golok cultural region Read more about Akyong Yarthang Monastery Primary Date: 1716

Associated Person/Place: Ngawang Trinle Ngawang Trinle (ngag dbang 'phrin las) was born in the Chozar (chos zar) region of Tsang in central Tibet in 1657. At the age of sixteen he took ordination from his paternal uncle, Lodro Namgyel (blo gros rnam rgyal, 1618-1683), a disciple of Taranata Kunga Nyingpo (tA ra nA tha kun…