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'''Thupten Dorje Drak Ewam Chogar''' ([[Wyl.]] ''thub bstan rdo rje brag rdo rje brag e wam lcog sgar'') | '''Thupten Dorje Drak Ewam Chogar''' ([[Wyl.]] ''thub bstan rdo rje brag rdo rje brag e wam lcog sgar'') — one of the [[Six "Mother" Nyingma Monasteries]]. It was founded in 1610 by [[Rigdzin Ngakgi Wangpo]] (1580-1639). The monastery specialized in the [[Northern Treasures]] (Tib. ''changter''; Wyl. ''byang gter'') tradition of [[Rigdzin Gödem]]. It had approximately 200 monks before the Chinese invasion. | ||
==In | ==In Exile== | ||
Founded by [[Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche]] in 1984 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, it is called Thupten Dorje Drak Ewam Chogar Chökhor Namgyal Ling. | Founded by [[Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche]] in 1984 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, it is called Thupten Dorje Drak Ewam Chogar Chökhor Namgyal Ling. | ||
Revision as of 10:17, 12 December 2008
Thupten Dorje Drak Ewam Chogar (Wyl. thub bstan rdo rje brag rdo rje brag e wam lcog sgar) — one of the Six "Mother" Nyingma Monasteries. It was founded in 1610 by Rigdzin Ngakgi Wangpo (1580-1639). The monastery specialized in the Northern Treasures (Tib. changter; Wyl. byang gter) tradition of Rigdzin Gödem. It had approximately 200 monks before the Chinese invasion.
In Exile
Founded by Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche in 1984 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, it is called Thupten Dorje Drak Ewam Chogar Chökhor Namgyal Ling.