Raw data
“The Shuksep (shug gseb) Kagyu was founded by Gyergom Tsultrim Senge (1144-1204), who was a student of Phakmo Trupa. He founded the Shuksep monastery in 1181 C.E., in the Nyephu area in the Chushur region of central Tibet, from whence comes the name of the lineage.” - http://www.kagyuoffice.org/kagyulineage.html
“Nyephu China / Xizang / Lasa / village Village (chin.: Nibu) in Qüxü county. Coordinates: 29°25'53"N 90°58'55"E” [= Lat 29.43139 Long 90.98194 - tmciolek] - http://wikimapia.org/12138056/Nyephu
Xiongsegunba - 29°26'59.01"N 91°1'37.19"E [= Lat 29.44973 Long 91.02700 - tmciolek]" - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15932716
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 11, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 12 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.
General location of the Shuksep monastery, CN.
Lat 29.44908 Long 91.0266
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Shuksep monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Xizang Zizhiqu
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Shugseb Monastery - http://dev.treasuryoflives.org/tradition/Marpa-Kagyu
- Xiongsegunba - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15932716
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 29.44908 Long 91.0266 - based on visual identification of the Xiongsegunba site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 11 Mar 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
- [missing data]
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 29.554019 Long 90.965475 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyêtang
- Approx., Lat 29.5000 Long 90.9000 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Nyetang.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
11. Date-early
- Est. 1181 CE. by by Gyergom Tsultrim Senge (1144-1204)- http://www.kagyuoffice.org/kagyulineage.html
- MBM chrono-tag 1167-99c - tmciolek 11 Mar 2013
- 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- In existence in the 2000s - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15932716
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 11 Mar 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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