List of Tibetan monasteries

This is the list of Tibetan monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism.

Name Location Tradition Established Destroyed Note Alchi Ladakh Gelug 11th century Badekar Monastery Bugat, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Gelug 1749 Chagri Monastery Bhutan Kagyu 1620 Chaksam Cho Ri Chushul, U-Tsang 14th century Destroyed in 1959 from Chaksam Bridge diagram made in 1878 Densatil Southeast of Lhasa near the Yarlung Tsangpo Kagyu 1198 1960s Dorje Drak Lhoka Nyingma 1400, 1720, 1960s in India 1717, 1960s One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries." Drepung Lhasa Gelug 1416 Home monastery of the Dalai Lama and founded by Jamyang Choje. Drepung was historically the largest monastery in Tibet as well as the largest in the world until the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China Drigung Lhasa Prefecture Kagyu 1179, 1980s 1960s Drongtse Monastery Tsang Gelug Dzogchen Kham Nyingma 1684 One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries." Ganden Lhasa Prefecture Gelug 14091959, 1966 Seat of the Ganden Tripa. Founded by Tsongkhapa in 1409. Gonchen Monastery Kham Sakya 1729 Gongkar Chöde Lhokha Sakya 1464 Gyumay and Gyuto Lower and Upper Tantric Colleges Tsang Gelug 1433 and 1475 Hemis Ladakh Drukpa 1672 Jokhang Temple Lhasa Gelug 652 Severely Damaged by People's Liberation Army in March, 1959 Lhasa main temple. Said to have been built by King Songtsen Gampo in 647; a major pilgrimage site. Jonang Phuntsokling Monastery Tsang Jonang 14th century Kardang Lahaul Drukpa 12th century Main monastery in Lahaul. Karma Gön Monastery Kham Kagyu 1147 Seat of the 1st to the 7th Tai Situpa Katok Garze Nyingma 1159 One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries". Keru Temple Ü Nyingma mid-8th century Key Monastery Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh Gelugpa 11th century Kharchu Monastery Lhokha Nyingma 16th century Khomthing Monastery Lhokha Khorshak Temple Western Tibet Kirti Gompa Amdo Gelug 1472 Kumbum Monastery Amdo Gelug 1583 Labrang Monastery Amdo Gelug 1709 Was founded in 1709 by the first Jamyang Zhaypa, Ngawang Tsondru. Lhuntse Dzong Bhutan Nyingma 1654 The 14th Dalai Lama arrived at Lhuntse Dzong on 26 March 1959, on his way to exile in India.Magur Namgyal Ling Amdo Gelug 1646 Menri Ü Bön 1405 1386, 1966 Menri Monastery Tsang Mindrolling Lhokha Nyingma One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries." Nalendra Monastery Penpo Namdzong Nunnery Amdo Namgyal Monastery Lhasa Nangshi Monastery Ngaba, Amdo Narthang Monastery Tsang Nechung Temple Lhasa Ngor Temple Ü Sakya 1429 1959 Nyethang Drolma Lhakhang Temple Ü Pabonka Hermitage Lhasa Gelug 7th century Independent before 1959, has belonged to Sera since 1980. Gyantse Palkor Chöde Monastery (Palcho Monastery) Tsang Gelug, Sakya, Kadam 1428 Palpung Derge Kagyu 1727 Founded by the 8th Situ Panchen, Seat of the Tai Situpa and Jamgon Kongtrul. PalyulPalyul Nyingma One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries". Other branch "Namdroling Monastery" established by Penor Rinpoche in India, in 1963 Pemayangtse Monastery Sikkim Nyingma 1705 Pomda Monastery Baxoi Punakha Dzong Bhutan Drukpa Winter home of the Central Monk Body Ralung Monastery Tsang Ralung Drukpa Seat of the Gyalwang Drukpa Ramoche Temple Lhasa Rato Dratsang Karnataka Gelug Formerly on the outskirts of Lhasa, but now re-established in south India. Ratö Monastery Ü Reting Ü Gelug Riwoche Kham Kagyu Seat of the Taklung Kagyu lineage. Rongbuk Basum Township Nyingma 1902 Rongwo Gönchen Monastery Amdo Rumtek Monastery Sikkim Kagyu 18th centurySakya Monastery Tsang Sakya Seat of the Sakya Trizin. Samye Monastery Ü 775 - 779 Samye Nyingma First monastery in Tibet, established by Padmasambhava and Shantarakshita. Heinrich Harrer in 1982 flew over "Samye; it was totally destroyed. One can still make out the outer wall, but none of the temples or stupas survives." Sekhar Guthok Monastery Lhokha 1950 photo of Sekhar Gutog (sras mkhar dgu thog) monastery in Lhodrag by Hugh Richardson. Founded by Milarepa in the 11th century Sanga Monastery Lhokha Sera Lhasa Gelug One of the largest monasteries in Tibet, containing numerous colleges. Founded by Chöje Shakya Yeshe. Photo of smashed statues pieces at Lhasa's Sera Monastery destroyed by the Communist Chinese after 1959 flight of the 14th Dalai Lama to exile in India. Shalu Tsang Sakya Shechen Kham Nyingma One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries". Simbiling Monastery ... Spituk Ladakh Gelug Surmang Monastery Kham 1988 Surmang Kagyu Seat of the Trungpa tülkus. Tabo Spiti Gelug Largest monastery in Spiti. Taklung Monastery Ü Taktsang Monastery Dzoge, Amdo Tamzhing Monastery Bhutan Nyingma 1501 Tashichho Dzong Thimphu Drukpa Houses the Central Monk Body in summer. Tashilhünpo Tsang Gelug Seat of the Panchen Lama. Founded by Gyalwa Gendün Drup. Tawang Monastery Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh Gelug 1681 The monastery is the second-largest in Asia.Thikse Monastery Ladakh Gelug 15th century Tholing Monastery West Tibet Tibet Institute Rikon Rikon, Switzerland Nyingma Since 2007, the monastery comprises representatives of all four great traditions : Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug. Tingri Monastery Tsang Tradruk Temple Lhokha Gelug The largest and oldest monastery in the Yarlung Valley. Said to have been built by King Songtsen Gampo. Trathang Monastery Lhokha Tsandan Monastery Nagchu Tsaparang Monastery & Palace Complex Western Tibet Tsethang Monastery Lhokha Tsö Monastery Amdo Tsozong Gongba Nyingma Tsuglagkhang Temple Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh Current residence of the 14th Dalai Lama. Tsurphu Ü Kagyu Seat of the Gyalwa Karmapa. Yama Tashikyil Rebkong, Amdo Yarchen Gar Nyingma 1985 Largest monastery in the world +10000 monks. Yarlung SheldrakU-tsang Gelug 18th century "Yarlung Sheldrak is a monastic community that first developed around a Padmasambhava meditation cave, possibly as early as the eighth century. It was converted to the Geluk tradition in the nineteenth century." Yemar Temple Tsang Yerpa Gelug 600–700 1959 Famous meditation site of King Songtsen Gampo and Padmasambhava; 300 monks lived here in 1959. Yonghe Temple Beijing Gelug 1700s National centre of Lama administration during Qing dynasty Yungdrungling Monastery Tsang

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