1658. Takten ling Monastery curriculum converted

Associated Person/Place: Takten Damcho Puntsok Ling Monastery Takten Damcho Ling Ngedon Gaway Tshal, sometimes referred to as "Takten Phuntsok Ling," Read moreabout Takten Damcho Puntsok Ling Monastery Primary Date: 1658

1658. Tsangwa Monastery founded

Associated Person/Place: Tsangwa Gabma Monastery Read more about Tsangwa Gabma Monastery Primary Date: 1658

1714. Ngawang Trinle visits Mongolia

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…

1716. Lungkya Monastery founded

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…

1716. Akyong Monastery founded

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

1723. Situ Panchen visits Takten Ling Monastery

Associated Person/Place: Takten Damcho Puntsok Ling Monastery Takten Damcho Ling Ngedon Gaway Tshal, sometimes referred to as "Takten Phuntsok Ling," Read more about Takten Damcho Puntsok Ling Monastery Primary Date: 1723

1727. Tsewang Norbu visits Takten Ling Monastery

Associated Person/Place: Takten Damcho Puntsok Ling Monastery Takten Damcho Ling Ngedon Gaway Tshal, sometimes referred to as "Takten Phuntsok Ling," Read more about Takten Damcho Puntsok Ling Monastery Primary Date: 1727

1844-1904. Bamda Tubten Gelek

Associated Person/Place: Bamda Tubten Gelek Born in the village of "Bamda," a few kilometers from Tsangwa Monastery in the Dzamthang valley of Amdo, Bamda Tubten Gelek Gyatso was educated within the Jonang tradition at Dzamthang from the time he was a child. As a young man, Bamda Lama then traveled to the Derge district of…

1848. Jamgon Kongtrul visits Dzamthang

Associated Person/Place: Dzamthang Tsangwa Monastery The major monastic seat (gdan sa) of the Jonang tradition today in Amdo Read more about Dzamthang Tsangwa Monastery Primary Date: 1848

1874. Losal Tenkyong unseals Takten Ling Printery

Associated Person/Place: Takten Damcho Puntsok Ling Monastery Takten Damcho Ling Ngedon Gaway Tshal, sometimes referred to as "Takten Phuntsok Ling," Read more about Takten Damcho Puntsok Ling Monastery Primary Date: 1874

1920-1975. Khenpo Lodro Drakpa

Associated Person/Place: Khenpo Lodro Drakpa Khenpo Ngawang Lodro Drakpa (1920-1975), a vajra master (rdo rje slob dpon) at Tsangwa Monastery in the Dzamthang region of Amdo — often referred to as “Mati Rinpoche” — was one of the leading intellectual figures and most prolific Jonangpa authors of the twentieth century. Read more about Khenpo Lodro Drakpa Primary…