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'''Ngor Monastery''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ngor evaṃ chos ldan'') — an important [[Sakya]] monastery, and seat of the [[Ngor]] subschool, established by [[Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo]] around 1430. Before being completely demolished during the Chinese invasion, it was a very active monastery, counting about 1,000 monks in the 1950s. It has only been partly reconstructed. | '''Ngor Monastery''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ngor evaṃ chos ldan'') — an important [[Sakya]] monastery, and seat of the [[Ngor]] subschool, established by [[Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo]] around 1430. Before being completely demolished during the Chinese invasion, it was a very active monastery, counting about 1,000 monks in the 1950s. It has only been partly reconstructed. | ||
Ngor Monastery is divided into four monastic houses (Tib. ''labrang''; Wyl. ''bla brang''): | Ngor Monastery is divided into four monastic houses (Tib. ''[[labrang]]''; Wyl. ''bla brang''): | ||
*Luding, | *Luding, | ||
*Khangsar, | *Khangsar, | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 25 December 2008
Ngor Monastery (Wyl. ngor evaṃ chos ldan) — an important Sakya monastery, and seat of the Ngor subschool, established by Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo around 1430. Before being completely demolished during the Chinese invasion, it was a very active monastery, counting about 1,000 monks in the 1950s. It has only been partly reconstructed.
Ngor Monastery is divided into four monastic houses (Tib. labrang; Wyl. bla brang):
- Luding,
- Khangsar,
- Thartse and
- Phende.
Ngor Monastery in Exile
- Ngor Monastery was reestablished in Manduwala, India
Further Reading
- David P. Jackson, 'The 'Bhutan Abbot' of Ngor: Stubborn Idealist with a Grudge against Shugs-ldan' in Lungta 14, 2001