List of Tibetan monasteries
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This list of Tibetan monasteries is a listing of historical and contemporary monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism within Tibet itself and abroad: The list includes monasteries that were within Tibetan borders when extant, or that were culturally included within the Tibetan tradition.
Tibet is home to numerous gompas (Tibetan monasteries). Included are monasteries which belonged to historical Tibet but may now lie within other Chinese provinces.
| Name | Location | Tradition | Established | Destroyed | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menri | Ü | Bön | 1405 | 1386, 1966 | ||
| Alchi | Ladakh | Gelug | 11th century | |||
| 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 H.H. the Dalai Lama. Founded by Jamyang Choje. | ||
| Drigung | Lhasa Prefecture | Kagyu | 1179, 1980s | 1960s | ||
| Dzogchen | Kham | Nyingma | 1684 | One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries." | ||
| Ganden | Lhasa Prefecture | Gelug | 1409 | 1959, 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&1475 | [1] | ||
| Hemis | Ladakh | Drukpa | 1672 | |||
| Jokhang Temple | Lhasa | Gelug | 652 | Lhasa main temple. Said to have been built by King Songtsen Gampo in 647; a major pilgrimage site. | ||
| Jonang Phuntsokling Monastery | Tsang | Jonang | 14 th century | |||
| Kardang | Lahaul | Drukpa | 12th century | Main monastery in Lahaul. | ||
| Karma Gön Monastery | Kham | Kagyu | 1147 | |||
| Katok | Garze | Nyingma | 1159 | One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries." | ||
| Keru Temple | Ü | Nyingma | mid-8th 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. | ||
| Magur Namgyal Ling | Amdo | Gelug | 1646 [2] | |||
| Menri Monastery | Tsang | |||||
| Mindrolling | Lhokha | Nyingma | One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries." | |||
| Nalendra Monastery | Penpo | [3] | ||||
| 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 | Tsang | |||||
| Palpung | Kagyu | Seat of the Tai Situpa and Jamgon Kongtrul. | ||||
| Palyul | Palyul | Nyingma | One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries." other Branch "Namdroling Monastery" established by Penor Rinpoche at INDIA, since 1963 | |||
| 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. | |||
| Rongwo Gönchen Monastery | Amdo | |||||
| Sakya | Tsang | Sakya | Seat of H.H. the Sakya Trizin. | |||
| Samye Monastery | Ü | 775 - 779 | ||||
| Samye | Nyingma | First monastery in Tibet, established by Padmasambhava and Shantarakshita. | ||||
| Sekhar Guthok Monastery | Lhokha | [4] | ||||
| Sanga Monastery | Lhokha | |||||
| Sera | Lhasa | Gelug | Largest monastery in Tibet, containing numerous colleges. Founded by Chöje Shakya Yeshe | |||
| 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 | |||||
| Tashichho Dzong | Thimphu | Drukpa | Houses the Central Monk Body in summer. | |||
| Tashilhünpo | Tsang | Gelug | Seat of the Panchen Lama. Founded by Gyalwa Gendün Drup. | |||
| Tholing Monastery | West Tibet | |||||
| Tibet Institute 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, oldest and most important monastery in the Yarlung Valley. Said to have been built by King Songtsen Gampo. | |||
| Trathang Monastery | Lhokha | |||||
| Tsandan Monastery | Nagchu | |||||
| Tsaparang Monastery & Palace Complex | West Tibet | |||||
| Tsethang Monastery | Lhokha | |||||
| Tsö Monastery | Amdo | |||||
| Tsozong Gongba | Nyingma | |||||
| Tsurphu | Ü | Kagyu | Seat of H.H. the Gyalwa Karmapa. | |||
| Yama Tashikyil | Rebkong, Amdo | |||||
| Yarchen Gar | Nyingma | 1985 | Largest monastery in the world +10000 monks. | |||
| 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 | [5] |
External links
- Monastery List for Tibet, Mapping Buddhist Monasteries Wiki
- Monastery list with coordinates
- ^ Berzin, Alexander (1991-09-01). "A Brief History of Gyumay and Gyuto Lower and Upper Tantric Colleges". Study Buddhism. Original version published in "Gelug Monasteries." Chö-Yang, Year of Tibet Edition (Dharamsala, India), (1991). Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- ^ http://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Second-Zhabdrung-Karpo/TBRC_p4249
- ^ Berzin, Alexander (1991-09-01). "A Brief History of Nalendra Monastery". Study Buddhism. Original version published in "Sakya Monasteries." Chö-Yang, Year of Tibet Edition (Dharamsala, India), (1991). Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- ^ Berzin, Alexander (1991-09-01). "A Brief History of Drug Sang-ngag Choling Monastery". The Berzin Archives. Original version published in "Kagyü Monasteries." Chö-Yang, Year of Tibet Edition (Dharamsala, India), (1991). Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- ^ Berzin, Alexander (1991-09-01). "A Brief History of Yungdrungling Monastery". The Berzin Archives. Original version published in "Bön Monasteries." Chö-Yang, Year of Tibet Edition (Dharamsala, India), (1991). Retrieved 2016-06-06.