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'''Thupten Chöling''' ([[Wyl.]] ''thub bstan chos gling'') | [[Image:TC map.jpg|thumb|Map of the Solo Khumbu district and Tibetan Gompas]] | ||
'''Thupten Chöling''' ([[Wyl.]] ''thub bstan chos gling'') is the retreat community and monastery established by Kyabje [[Trulshik Rinpoche]] in the 1960s in the Solu Khumbu district of northeastern Nepal. Over 900 monks and nuns (80% of whom are Tibetan refugees) live there, under Trulshik Rinpoche's care. | |||
==History== | |||
Trulshik Rinpoche settled in the region of Khumbhu after fleeing Tibet in 1959. Rinpoche first stayed at monasteries like Thangmé for several years, while hoping to return to his own monastery of Dza Rongphu in Tibet. Finally, in 1968, Rinpoche built Thupten Choling near Junbesi on donated land. However, as he continued to believe that he and his followers would soon return to Tibet, the monastery was not built to last, and began to deteriorate in the 1990s. It was therefore rebuilt as a more stable structure, with reconstruction work beginning in 2001.<ref>http://redi-org.com/Thupten/NAV%20page.html</ref> | |||
In 1977, [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] visited Thupten Chöling and stayed for several months, giving [[empowerment]]s such as ''Gyutrul Shyitro'', [[Nyingtik Yabshyi]], [[Damngak Dzö]] and [[Compendium of Sadhanas]].<ref>Dilgo Khyentse, ''Brilliant Moon'', Boston: Shambhala, 2008, p. 264</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
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*[http://redi-org.com/Thupten/NAV%20page.html Thupten Chöling at redi-org.com] | *[http://redi-org.com/Thupten/NAV%20page.html Thupten Chöling at redi-org.com] | ||
*[http://www.sacredland.net/roofproject.html The roofs project for Thupten Chöling, a Sacred Land Initiative project] | *[http://www.sacredland.net/roofproject.html The roofs project for Thupten Chöling, a Sacred Land Initiative project] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hux1EtVGX18&feature=related Thupten Chöling videos on YouTube] | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hux1EtVGX18&feature=related Thupten Chöling videos on | |||
*[http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/maps/himalayanmaps/images/Khumbu.jpg Map of Khumbu at Digital Himalaya] | *[http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/maps/himalayanmaps/images/Khumbu.jpg Map of Khumbu at Digital Himalaya] | ||
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[[Category: Nepal]] | [[Category: Nepal]] | ||
[[Category: Nyingma Monasteries]] | [[Category: Nyingma Monasteries]] | ||
Revision as of 09:56, 10 May 2012
Thupten Chöling (Wyl. thub bstan chos gling) is the retreat community and monastery established by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche in the 1960s in the Solu Khumbu district of northeastern Nepal. Over 900 monks and nuns (80% of whom are Tibetan refugees) live there, under Trulshik Rinpoche's care.
History
Trulshik Rinpoche settled in the region of Khumbhu after fleeing Tibet in 1959. Rinpoche first stayed at monasteries like Thangmé for several years, while hoping to return to his own monastery of Dza Rongphu in Tibet. Finally, in 1968, Rinpoche built Thupten Choling near Junbesi on donated land. However, as he continued to believe that he and his followers would soon return to Tibet, the monastery was not built to last, and began to deteriorate in the 1990s. It was therefore rebuilt as a more stable structure, with reconstruction work beginning in 2001.[1]
In 1977, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche visited Thupten Chöling and stayed for several months, giving empowerments such as Gyutrul Shyitro, Nyingtik Yabshyi, Damngak Dzö and Compendium of Sadhanas.[2]
References
- ↑ http://redi-org.com/Thupten/NAV%20page.html
- ↑ Dilgo Khyentse, Brilliant Moon, Boston: Shambhala, 2008, p. 264
Further Reading
- Jamyang Wangmo, The Lawudo Lama, Stories of Reincarnation from the Mount Everest Region, Wisdom Publications, 2005
