Tangtong Gyalpo’s Bridge

thang stong rgyal po zam
ཐང་སྟོང་རྒྱལ་པོ་ཟམ།
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Site Type: Landmark
Site Location: Lhatse (lha rtse)
Operating Status: Active
Date Established: 15th cent.

Iron suspension bridge built by the mahasiddha Tangtong Gyalpo (1361-1485); on the road in front of Takten Phuntsok Ling Monastery. Tangtong Gyalpo considered himself a reincarnation of Dolpopa and visited Jonang on several occasions.