Nangzhik Gompa

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Nangzhik Gompa
Narshi Gonpa Ngawa Sichuan China.jpg
Nangzhik Gompa or Narshi Monastery
Nangzhik Gompa is located in Sichuan
Nangzhik Gompa
Location within Sichuan
Basic information
Location Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
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Affiliation Bon
Leadership Home to 800 to 1000 monks
Architectural description
Founder Nangzhik Lodro Gyatso
Completed 1107
Renovated in 1754
Specifications

Nangzhik Monastery (Wylie: snang zhig dgon, Chinese: 郎依寺, locally pronounced "Narshi" or "Nogi"), formerly known by several other names (Wylie: snang zhig rgyal bstan phun tshogs gling, snang zhig bkra shis g.yung drung gling, snang zhig phyogs las rnam rgyal bkra shis g.yung drung gling), is a monastery of the Bon religion in Amdo, modern Ngawa Town, Sichuan, China.[1] It is about a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) walk up a shortcut to reach the monastery on a hill to the north of the town. On a hill to the east is another Bon monastery named Togden or Topgyel which has a large stupa nearby.[2]

History

Founded in 1108 as Gyelten Püntsok Monastery (Wylie: rgyal bstan phun tshogs gling) by Nyimadzin (Wylie: Nyi ma ’dzin), it was moved to its present site in 1754.[3] It is a large monastery with about 800-1000 monks, and it is said to be the biggest Bon monastery in Tibet.[4] Nangzhik is a branch of Nogi (Duiansi) at Changla in Songpan County.[5]

Footnotes

  1. Dorje (2009), p. 780.
  2. Kotan Publishing (2000), p. 228.
  3. http://www.thlib.org/places/monasteries/publications/bon-book.php#!book=/bonpo-monasteries/wb/b6-12-3/
  4. Dorje (2009), p. 780.
  5. Kotan Publishing (2000), p. 228.

References

External links

  • Picassa photos: [1]


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