Twenty-five holy places of Eastern Tibet

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Twenty-five holy places of east Tibet (Wyl. mdo khams gnas chen nyer lnga) — twenty sacred pilgrimage places of Kham and Amdo.

There are five sets of five places, related to the enlightened body, speech, mind, qualities and activities:

Enlightened body

  • skyo brag seng ge rdzong in Dzachuka (main holy place of enlightened body)
  1. spyi 'byams nyi zla phug (body aspect of enlightened body)
  2. glo thu karma (speech aspect of enlightened body)
  3. mnyan in 'bri klung (mind aspect of enlightened body)
  4. kha la rong sgo (qualities aspect of enlightened body)
  5. he brag dkar (activity aspect of enlightened body)

Enlightened speech

  • spu bo dga' ba lung (main holy place of enlightened speech)
  1. padma shel ri
  2. kha ba dkar po in Tshawarong
  3. na bun rdzong in Nangchen
  4. ye rgyal nam mkha 'rdzong
  5. hor tre shodor lcags mdud kha ba lung ring

Enlightened mind

  • dan ti shel gyi brag in rma khog (main holy place of enlightened mind)

Enlightened qualities

  • ru dam gangs kyi ra ba, aka kho ri rdo rje zil khom (main holy place of enlightened qualities)
  1. Tsadra Rinchen Drak (Wyl. tsā 'dra rin chen brag) (mind aspect of enlightened qualities)


Enlightened activity

  • kaḥ thog rdo rje den, where Kathok Monastery was founded (main holy place of enlightened activity)