Tsal Yang-dgon monastery, (near) Lhasa, Xizang, CN

Raw data

“Tshal Gung-thang was founded by Zhang G.yu-brag-pa (1123-1193) in the year 1187. The nearby Tshal Yang-dgon monastery he had already founded in 1175 (the Yang-dgon is still locatable in a village on the opposite side of the highway, closer to the Skyid-chu River). ”
https://sites.google.com/site/tibetological/gung-thang-dkar-chag

Tsel Yanggon Monastery (Tshal Yang-dgon grva-tshang) - http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/e-books/unpublished_manuscripts/survey_tibetan_history/chapter_2.html

Input by: tmciolek, Mar 11, 2013

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 11 Mar 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2km from the point defined by the coordinates below.

General location of the Tsal Yang-dgon monastery, CN.
Lat 29.65219 Long 91.20523
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=29.65219+91.20523+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Tsal%20Yangdgon%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=29.65219,91.20523&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• Tsal Guthang monastery

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• China:Xizang Zizhiqu

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

• Tshal Yang-dgon - https://sites.google.com/site/tibetological/gung-thang-dkar-chag
• Yang-dgon - https://sites.google.com/site/tibetological/gung-thang-dkar-chag
• Tsel Yanggon - http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/e-books/unpublished_manuscripts/survey_tibetan_history/chapter_2.html

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

• Approx. Lat 29.65219 Long 91.20523 - based on possible visual identification of the ruins of the Tsal Yang-dgon site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 11 Mar 2013.

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

• Tsal Guntang monastery

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

• Lhasa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

• Lhassa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
• La-sa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
• Lhasa Shi - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
• La-sa-shih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Approx., Lat 29.6500 Long 91.1000 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html

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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

• Vajrayana - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagyu

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

• Kagyu - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagyu

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11. Date-early

• Founded in 1175 by Lama Zhang (1123–1193) - https://sites.google.com/site/tibetological/gung-thang-dkar-chag

• MBM chrono-tag 1167-99c - tmciolek 11 Mar 2013
• 1167-99c 1200=> dated-e

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12. Date-intermediate

• [missing data]

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13. Date-late

• In the 2000s the site was in the ruin - https://sites.google.com/site/tibetological/gung-thang-dkar-chag

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

• [missing data]

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

• [missing data]

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16. Additional notes

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

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

• [missing data]

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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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