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“In 1169, he [= Düsum Khyenpa] founded the important monastery of Pangphuk near Litang, as well as several others in Eastern Tibet” - Kunsang, Pemo and Aubele (2012:38)
“At the age of 55 (1164), Düsum Khyenpa founded a monastery at Kampo Nénang; and at the age of 60 (1169), he started the Panphuk monastery in Lithang, in East Tibet. Later, at the age of 76 (1185), he established an important seat at Karma Gön, in eastern Tibet (1184). At the age of 80 (1189), he established his main seat at Tsurphu, in the Tolung valley”
http://www.kagyuoffice.org/kagyulineage.karmapa1.html
“Pangpuk, another monastery founded by Dusum Khyenpa.” - http://www.karmapa900.org/karmapa_1st_bio.html
"Le monastère de Panphuk est un édifice fondé en 1169 par le 1er Karmapa alors âgé de 60 ans. Il se situe à Lithang, dans le Kham1. […] Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology, Bulletin of Tibetology, Issues 1-2, p. 9 : « He [= the 16th Karmapa] left here another footprint which could still be seen at Li-Thang Pangphuk monastery. […] 29° 56’ 32" N 100° 15’ 12” E [= Lat 29.94222 Long 100.25333 tmciolek]" - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastère_de_Pangphuk
Pangphuk Monastery, Dapa - Lithang - http://www.kagyuoffice.org/monasticcenters.html
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 27, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 28 Feb 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Pangphuk monastery, CN.
Lat 29.69445 Long 100.3584
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Pangphuk monastery - Kunsang, Pemo and Aubele (2012:38)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China: Sichuan Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Li-Thang Pangphuk monastery - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastère_de_Pangphuk
- Pangpuk - http://www.karmapa900.org/karmapa_1st_bio.html
- Panphuk monastery - http://www.kagyuoffice.org/kagyulineage.karmapa1.html
- Pang Thug Monastery - http://www.karmapa-issue.org/news/answer_hilton.htm
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 29.69445 Long 100.3584 - based on the likely visual identification of the Pangphuk site in maps/satellite imagery, and Panoramio photograph, maps.google.com. The Panoramio photograph [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/26541639] shows terrain and buildings that are highly reminiscent of those of Pangphuk Monastery depicted in http://www.karmapa900.org/karmapa_1st_bio.html - tmciolek, 27 Feb 2013.
- Note that coords Lat 29.94222 Long 100.25333 suggested by http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastère_de_Pangphuk for the Li-Thang Pangphuk monastery are NOT correct. - tmciolek, 27 Feb 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Gaocheng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Lichan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Li-t'ang-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Li-ch'ang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Likhua - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Litang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Lihwa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Li-t’ang-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Li-hua - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Li-hua-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
- Li-ch’ang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 30.0000 Long 100.2667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Gaocheng.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Kagyu
11. Date-early
- Est. 1164 - http://www.kagyuoffice.org/kagyulineage.karmapa1.html
- Est. 1169 - Kunsang, Pemo and Aubele (2012:38)
- MBM chrono-tag: 1167-99c - tmciolek 27 Feb 2013
- 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- The monastery was in existence in the 2000s - [see the photograph in] http://www.karmapa900.org/karmapa_1st_bio.html
- MBM chrono-tag: 1200=> - tmciolek 27 Feb 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Architectural
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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