Gyadrak hermitage, (near) Poindo/Lhunzhub, Xizang, CN

Raw data

Gyadrak (some 2 hrs N of Shari Ani Gompa). - A group of hermitages and a meditation cave of Padampa Sangye, an 11th c. ascetic from India who spent time in Dingri and Phenpo regions. His mummfied remains were formerly entombed at Langtang monastery.” - McCue (2010:124)

“Padampa Sangye (Wyl. pha dam pa sangs rgyas; Skt. Paramabuddha) (d.1117) — the great Indian siddha visited Tibet and Bhutan several times. His main disciple was [yogini] Machik Labdrön (1055-1149) [ven.machiklabdrön] who founded the lineage of Chö in Tibet and Bhutan.
Both he and Machik Labdrön meditated in caves near Taktsang Monastery in Bhutan.” - http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Padampa_Sangye

Gyadrak Gompa […] monastery […] Coordinates:   29°59'47"N   91°11'5"E - http://wikimapia.org/25273233/Gyadrak-Gompa

Gyadrak - 29.988 91.176 - http://www.colorado.edu/APS/landscapes/tibet/inventory.htm

Gyadrak Gön […] World > Asia > Greater Himalayas & Tibetan Plateau > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > Lhasa > Lhündrup > Gyadrak Gön […] Monastery […] Religious Sect > Kagyü - http://places.thlib.org/features/16919

Input by: tmciolek, Mar 16, 2013

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 16 Mar 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Gyadrak hermitage, CN.

General location of the Gyadrak hermitage, CN.
Lat 29.98979 Long 91.16787
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=29.98979+91.16787+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Gyadrak%20hermitage,%20CN)&ll=29.98979,91.16787&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Gyadrak monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China:Xizang Zizhiqu

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx. Lat 29.98979 Long 91.16787 - based on visual identification of the Gyadrak site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 16 Mar 2013.
  • NOTE the Lat 29.988 Long 91.176 - http://www.colorado.edu/APS/landscapes/tibet/inventory.htm are NOT accurate enough - tmciolek, 16 Mar 2013.

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

8. The settlement's coordinates

9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • Vajrayana

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

11. Date-early

  • [missing data]

12. Date-intermediate

  • MBM chrono-tag 1067-99p 1100-32c - tmciolek 16 Mar 2013
  • 1067-99p 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-xl

13. Date-late

  • In existence in the 2000s - McCue (2010:124)
  • MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 16 Mar 2013

14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

  • A site of a "meditation cave of Padampa Sangye [ven.padampasangye], an 11th c. ascetic from India who spent time in Dingri and Phenpo regions. His mummfied remains were formerly entombed at Langtang monastery.” - McCue (2010:124)

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • [missing data]

16. Additional notes

  • [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

  • [missing data]

18. Available Printed Literature

  • [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
  • [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
  • [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]

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