Dorje Drak Monastery

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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 (changter; byang gter) tradition of Rigdzin Gödem. It had approximately 200 monks before the Chinese invasion.

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