Yerpa hermitage/monastery, (near) Lhasa, Xizang, CN

Raw data

“Yerpa (also known as: Brag Yer-pa, Drak Yerpa, Druk Yerpa, Dagyeba, Dayerpa, and Trayerpa), is only a short drive to the east of Lhasa, Tibet, and consists of a monastery and a number of ancient meditation caves that used to house about 300 monks.[1] […] There are a number of small temples shrines and hermitages and the cliffs contain some of the earliest known meditation sites in Tibet, some dating back to pre-Buddhist times. Among the more famous are those traditionally connected with Songtsen Gampo (604–650 CE) […] 29.747833, 91.2805 ” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa

Have been used by Padmasambhava [meditated in Dawa Puk cave] and Atisha [who’s hermitage in 19th c. had 300 monks]. Refurbished in the 11th century by Klu-mes Tshul-khrims - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa

Input by: tmciolek, Feb 16, 2013

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 16 Feb 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 Yerpa monastery, CN.

General location of the Yerpa monastery, CN.
Lat 29.74644 Long 91.28089
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=29.74644+91.28089+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Yerpa%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=29.74644,91.28089&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Yerpa monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China:Xizang Zizhiqu

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names


4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx. Lat 29.74644 Long 91.28089 - based on visual identification of the site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 16 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


8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • Initially possible adherence to Mahayana, subsequently Vajrayana

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

  • [missing data]

11. Date-early

  • The site contains some of the earliest known meditation sites in Tibet, some dating back to pre-Buddhist times. Among the more famous are those traditionally connected with Songtsen Gampo (604–650 CE)” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
  • MBM chrono-tag: 0633-66c - tmciolek tmciolek 16 Feb 2013
  • 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el

12. Date-intermediate


13. Date-late

  • MBM chrono-tag: 1200=> - tmciolek 16 Feb 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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