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[[Image:Derge town.jpg|frame|'''Derge town from above with the Sakya monastery and the famed printing house in the center of town. In front of the line of white stupa is a school today, however, this was the former location of the Derge Royal Palace.''' photo courtesy of Matthew Pistono]] | [[Image:Derge town.jpg|frame|'''Derge town from above with the Sakya monastery and the famed printing house in the center of town. In front of the line of white stupa is a school today, however, this was the former location of the Derge Royal Palace.''' photo courtesy of Matthew Pistono]] | ||
'''Dergé''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sde dge'') — a region and also a town situated in Eastern Tibet. | '''Dergé''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sde dge'') — a region and also a town situated in Eastern Tibet. It was the birthplace of [[Dilgo Khyentsé Rinpoche]] and [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], and is also the location of a famous [[Derge Printing House|printing house]]. | ||
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The name 'Dergé' is often glossed as the place of the [[four aspects of wellbeing]] (''sde bzhi'') and the [[Ten positive actions|ten virtues]] (''dge ba bcu''). | |||
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Revision as of 20:56, 17 June 2009
Dergé (Wyl. sde dge) — a region and also a town situated in Eastern Tibet. It was the birthplace of Dilgo Khyentsé Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, and is also the location of a famous printing house.
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The name 'Dergé' is often glossed as the place of the four aspects of wellbeing (sde bzhi) and the ten virtues (dge ba bcu).