Locations: Dzamthang ('dzam thang)

Tsechu Monastery

Was established as a Bon monastery in the year 1146, then was changed into a Jonang monastery by Ratnakirti (1451-1528). There have been nine incarnations in the line of the…

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Choje Monastery

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Choje Monastery was the 1st Jonang establishment in the Amdo region of Far Eastern Tibet. According to a prophesy accredited to Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, Choje Monastery was established by one…

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Dzamthang Tsangwa Monastery

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The major monastic seat (gdan sa) of the Jonang tradition today in Amdo, Tsangwa Monastery was established by Lodro Namgyal, one of Taranatha’s heart disciples. In 1658, the year that…

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