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“Ralung Monastery (Tibetan: [..], Wylie: Rwa-lung), located in the Tsang region of western Tibet, south of the Karo La (pass), is the traditional seat of the Drukpa order of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1180 by Tsangpa Gyare who was the First Gyalwang Drukpa, a disciple of Drogon Pakmodrupa, and the founder of the Drukpa order. […]
The monastery is located in present-day Gyantse county several kilometers south of the road connecting Nakartse and Lungmar, immediately north of the Gasa district of Bhutan. […]" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralung
28.898434°, 90.163765° - http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karo_La
“The Drukpa Lineage was established by Ling Repa's main disciple Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje (1161–1211) who established monasteries at Longbol (klong rbol) [actually, at Longdol - tmciolek] and Ralung (rwa lung). Later Tsangpa Gyare went to a place called Nam Phu where, legend has it, nine roaring dragons rose from the ground and soared into the sky. The Tibetan word for dragon is 'brug (pronounced 'Druk') and so Tsangpa Gyare's lineage and the monastery he established [in 1206 - tmciolek] at the place became known as the Drukpa, and he became known as the Gyalwang Drukpa.” - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagyu
“In the present time [in the 21st c. - tmc], Ralung monastery became a less popular site to tourism industry but it still remains a sole center for the Drukpa Kagyu followers, the present monastery was 5km away from the main road near Norjin Khangsar glacier and one small village of some houses also called as Ralung village taken the name after monastery.”
http://www.tibetexploretour.com/sightsports3_351_54.shtml
Input by: tmciolek, Jan 16, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 16 Jan 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.
General location of the Ralung monastery, CN.
Lat 28.83373 Long 90.09969
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ralung monastery - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralung
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China: Xizang Zizhiqu
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Relongsi - http://maps.google.com
- Shedrub Chokhar Ling Gompa (the original name) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralung
- Shedrub Chokhor Ling - http://www.drukpa.net/english/namdruk.htm
- Druk Ralung - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralung
- Ralung Gompa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralung
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 28.83373 Long 90.09969 - based on visual identification of the site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 16 Jan 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Relongxiang
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Ralung - http://wikimapia.org/25158720/Ralung
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 28.8217 Long 90.0470 - based on visual identification of the settlement in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 16 Jan 2013.
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagyu
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Drukpa Kagyu - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagyu
11. Date-early
- Founded in 1180 by Tsangpa Gyare [1161–1211] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralung
- Founded by Tsangpa Gyare in 1193 - http://www.drukpa.net/english/namdruk.htm
- MBM chrono-tag 1167-99c - tmciolek 16 Jan 2013
- 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- Active in 2000s - http://www.tibetexploretour.com/sightsports3_351_54.shtml
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 16 Jan 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
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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