Image Chorten Kora 080720.JPG thumb 300px Chorten Kora, Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan Chorten Kora is an important stupa next to the Kulong Chu River in Trashiyangtse District Trashiyangtse , in East Bhutan . Nearby is a town of the same name. The stupa was built in the 18th century by Lama Ngawang Lodr , the nephew of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in order to subdue a harmful demon believed to have been living at the site where the chorten is now located. The stupa is modeled after the famous Boudhanath Boudhanath stupa in Nepal popularly known as Jarung Khashor. citation needed date October 2010 Chorten Kora took twelve years to construct and was consecration consecrated by Je Yonten Thaye , the demon that had harmed the people of the valley was apparently subdued and banished. Thereafter, it is said that the people of the valley continue to live in peace and harmony. citation needed date October 2010 Chorten Kora Festivals There is an annual Dakpa Kora circumambulation of the Chorten by the Dakpas festival held on the 15th of the first lunar month, and a Drukpa Kora circumambulation of the Chorten by the Bhutanese festival held at the end of the first lunar month which celebrate the stupa. These festivals are attended by Dakpa people of the neighboring Tawang District of Arunachal Pradesh in India , and Bhutanese from Tashiyangtse, Trashigang District Tashigang , and Kurtoe. A popular belief is that when the stupa was constructed, a pious Dakini princess from neighboring Arunachal Pradesh in India entombed herself within, as the Yeshe Semba, to meditate on behalf of all beings. A popular Bhutanese Dzongkha Dzongkha language film Chorten Kora is based on this legend. See also Chendebji Chorten , another Nepalese style chorten in Bhutan References Lam Kezang Chhophel. A Brief History of Rigsum Goenpo Lhakhang and Choeten Kora at Trashi Yangtse. Journal of Bhutan Studies vol.6, pp. 1 4. http himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk collections journals jbs pdf JBS 06 01.pdf ref ... more details
Image Karmapa9.jpg right 260px Tibetan Buddhism Wangchuk Dorje 1556 1603 was the ninth Gyalwa Karmapa , head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism . Wangchuk Dorje was born in Treshod, Kham . According to legend, he said after being born I am Karmapa. ref http www.kagyu asia.com l kar9.html HH9 Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje ref Other sources say that soon after his birth he sat cross legged for three days and declared he was the Karmapa. ref http www.kagyu.org kagyulineage lineage kag25.php The ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje ref He received his education from Shamar K ncho Yenlak, the fifth Shamarpa , in a nomads nomadic camp which traveled through Tibet but also passed through present day Mongolia and Bhutan . During his travels many monasteries were founded. Wangchuk also wrote many classic Buddhist texts, many of which are still being taught today. Wangchuk Dorje was not only a spiritual leader, but was also a mediator in conflicts. He was invited by the king of Sikkim to settle a dispute and while there he founded three monasteries one of them being in Rumtek which is currently the most important monastery of the lineage after the China Chinese occupation of Tibet . The other two are Phodong Monastery Phodong and Ralang Monastery ref http www.kamalashila.de index.php?option com content&view article&id 503 3A9karmapa&catid 146 3Agoldenrosary&Itemid 177&lang en 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje 1556 1603 ref Near the end of his life, Yonten Gyatso was installed as the fourth Dalai Lama by the Mongolia ns. Wangchuk Dorje tried to reconquer the power of Lhasa together with monks of the Gelugpa sect who didn t recognize the fourth Dalai Lama. The conquest was violent and monasteries were conquered by force. During this time Yonten Gyatso died under suspicious circumstances. This ultimately resulted in Ch ying Dorje the next Karmapa having to flee Tibet during the civil war which followed. The Chariot for Travelling the Path to Freedom , the principal Karma Kagyu ngondro thereafter ... more details
sect, headed by the Fourth Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso 1589 1616 and the Fourth Panchen Lama ... of Yonten Gyatso declined the request on the pretext that their spiritual lord was in deep meditation ... died. ref Ya Hanzhang, 1994, pp. 31 32 says that Yonten Gyatso s death was followed by a war between ... of Yonten Gyatso. The pro Gelugpa troops attacked the Tsangpa soldiers who were pushed back to Jangtanggang ... were unable to remedy. As a reward the ruler lifted the ban to search for the reincarnation of Yonten ... more details
File Lower Wutun Monastery.jpg thumb right 340px New statues being created thangka paintings can be seen in the background Tibetan Buddhism Longwu Temple also known as Rongwo in the Tibetan language Wylie Rong Bo is a Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Tongren County Tongren , Huangnan Prefecture, Qinghai , China known as Rebkong Town in Amdo to Tibetans ref name NYT SecurityForces cite web last Wong first Edward authorlink coauthors title China Adds to Security Forces in Tibet Amid Calls for a Boycott publisher The New York Times date 18 February 2009 url http www.nytimes.com 2009 02 19 world asia 19tibet.html? r 2&pagewanted 2&hp format accessdate 2010 02 04 ref and is 186 km from Xining . Name The monastery is named after the Rongwo river upon which it is located Tibetan Rong Bo dGu CHu . The Tibetan name of the monastery is Rong Bo i dGon Po, which means Monastery of Rongwo , where dGon Po means monastery and i is the genitive case marker. In colloquial Amdo Tibetan, when the syllable BO is preceded by another syllable, BO is pronounced as WO, and when the vowel o is followed by i, the vowel undergoes a transformation and becomes u. therefore Rong Bo i dGon po is pronounced as Rongwu Gonpo in Amdo Tibetan, and hence the Chinese imitation becomes Longwu . History Rongwu Monastery was initially established as a three temple site in 1341 in by Rongwu Samten Rinpoche. Samten s younger brother was the architect and designer of the temples. The first temple built was the Temple of 3 Buddhas and then the Golden Temple and other temples. Shartsang Kaldan Gyatso 1607 1677 is recognized as the 1st re incarnation of Rongwu Samten Rinpoche and is the founder of the monastery at the temple sites. The 8th re incarnation was recognized in October 1991. Yarba Chogyi built the prayer hall, the Victory Stupa and the Stupas at the 4 corners of the monastery, he had the sayings of Buddha written in gold and commissioned the statues of Tsong Kapa. Shartsang Gyatso e ... more details
Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery name Kharnang monastery image image size alt caption t w to ipa z thdl e tc s p pushpin map China Sichuan latd 32 latm 58 lats 18 latNS N longd 100 longm 04 longs 41 longEW E map caption Location within Sichuan mapsize 250 location country China location Lhobasha, Garz Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture , Sichuan , China coordinates display founded by founded date renovated sect lineage dedicated to head lama colleges no. of monks architecture festivals footnotes Kharnang monastery is a Buddhism Buddhist monastery situated at a close distance to the northwest of Lhobasha village which is to the east and at 4 hours drive by horse to the city of Karze Garz in the Garz Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan , China ,located in the historical Tibetan region of Kham . ref http books.google.fr books?id JXb58OyIiMgC&dq gothang ama adhe&source gbs navlinks s The Voice That Remembers A Tibetan Woman s Inspiring Story of Survival , Adhe Tapontsang as told by Joy Blakeslee, Wisdom Publications , Boston, MA, 1997, p14. ref History The monastery comprised 450 monks including lamas in the 1950. ref Adhe Tapontsang, p14. ref In 1955, persecutions by the Chinese authorities that invaded Tibet started in Kharnang monastery, leading some monks to commit suicide. ref Adhe Tapontsang, p61. ref In 1979, Adhe Tapontsang , a former Tibetan prisoner released in 1985 and now living in exile in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh Dharamsala , was allowed to visit her native place for two weeks, discovered that the Kharnang monastery, as well as Karze Day tshal monastery and De Gonpo Temple was completely destroyed and plundered, sometime during the Cultural Revolution . ref Adhe Tapontsang, p192. ref Shenphen Rinpoche , born 10 January 1969 in France has been recognised as a tulku of Lama Gendun Rabgye, from Kharnang Monastery. ref http www.dharmaling.org en recognition documents Buddhist Congregation Dharmaling Recognition documents ref ref http www.tibetanlama.c ... more details
Football club infobox clubname Druk Star fullname Druk Star FC website nickname founded 2000 ground Changlimithang Stadium Changlimithang br Thimphu , Bhutan capacity 15,000 league A Division Bhutan Bhutan A Division season 2010 position 4th Druk Star FC is a football club from Thimphu , Bhutan . Druk Star FC plays in the A Division Bhutan A Division and was twice champions of Bhutan. Their key player is Karun Gurung who has made the jersey number 5 famous in Bhutan. Druk Star FC is the 2nd oldest Bhutanese football club. The team plays in the Changlimithang Stadium . Current Squad 2010 Fs start Fs player no 1 nat BHU name Nima Gyeltshen pos GK Fs player no 2 nat BHU name Yonten Chophel pos DF Fs player no 3 nat BHU name Sonam Wangyel pos DF Fs player no 4 nat BHU name Man Bahadur Gurung pos DF Fs player no 5 nat BHU name Passang Tshering pos MF Fs player no 6 nat BHU name Kinley Dorji footballer Kinley Dorji pos MF Fs player no 7 nat BHU name Chimi Dorji pos MF Fs mid Fs player no 8 nat BHU name Tashi Lhendup pos MF Fs player no 10 nat BHU name Sonam Dhendup pos FW Fs player no 11 nat BHU name Nawang Dendup pos MF Fs player no 12 nat BHU name Sonam pos MF Fs player no 21 nat BHU name Kuenga pos DF Fs player no 22 nat BHU name Umesh Gurung pos DF Fs player no 30 nat BHU name Yeshi Gyeltshen pos GK Fs end Achievements A Division Bhutan A Division 2 2002, 2009 Performance in AFC competitions AFC President s Cup 1 appearance AFC President s Cup 2010 2010 3 in Group Stage Managers flagicon Bhutan Nam gay Kota External links DEFAULTSORT Druk Star Fc Category Football clubs in Bhutan Bhutan footyclub stub it Druk Star Football Club nl Druk Star FC pl Druk Star Thimphu ru ... more details
out of political expediency. She bore him two sons, Drowai Gonpo and Drakpa Jungne. ref Giuseppe Tucci .... His son Drowai Gonpo 1508 1548 was established as ruler in Gonggar County Gongri Karpo , to the west ... more details
Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery name Riwoche Monastery image Jnanatapa Riwoche Monastery.jpg image size 260px alt caption The Jnapatapa 14th century cloth depiction of the abbot of Riwoche Monastery. t w to ipa z thdl e tc s p pushpin map China Tibet latd 31 latm 09 lats latNS N longd 96 longm 29 longs longEW E map caption Location within Tibet mapsize 250 location country China location Riwoq County , Chamdo Prefecture , Tibet coordinates display founded by Sangye On founded 1276 date renovated sect Kagyu lineage Taklung Kagyu dedicated to head lama colleges no. of monks 305 architecture festivals footnotes Riwoche Monastery , Riwoche Tsuklakhang Tragyelma Tib. ri bo che ref name Dorje and Kapstein 1991, p. 475 Dorje and Kapstein 1991 , p. 475. ref Ch. Leiwuqi Si is situated 29 km north of the small town of Ratsaka also known as Riwoche Town , and 134 km west of Chamdo in Kham . It is at an altitude of about 3,400 metres 11, 152 ft in a fertile valley containing the Dzi River, a tributary to the Mekong River . ref http kekexili.typepad.com life on the tibetan plate 2007 10 riwoche.html Life on the Tibetan Plateau ref History Riwoche was founded in 1276 CE by Sangye On, who was a student of Sangye Yarjon, the third lineage holder of the Taklung branch of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, ref name Dorje and Kapstein 1991, p. 475 and Abbot of Taklung Monastery . He had promised the abbot s chair to two nephews, Onpo 1251 1296 and Mangalaguru. When Yarjon died, Onpo, just a young man, assumed the hierarch s position for one year. His older cousin, Mangalaguru 1231 1297 , later took control of the monastery. ref name aa cite web url http www.asianart.com exhibitions svision i33.html title 33. Jnanatapa publisher Asian Art accessdate March 14, 2010 ref Later, Onpu s disciple Choku Orgyan Gonpo 1293 1366 , became second abbot of Riwoche. It became the main branch of the Taklung in Kham and, according to Go Lotsawa , the author of the Blue Annals , i ... more details
Ngawang Drakpa Gyaltsen Ngag dbang grags pa rgyal mts an d. 1579? was a king in Central Tibet who ruled from 1564 to maybe 1579. He belonged to the Phagmodrupa dynasty which held power in Tibet or parts of it from 1354 to the early 17th century. Due to internal family feuds most of the powers of his predecessor slipped from his hands. ref Giuseppe Tucci , Tibetan Painted Scrolls . Rome 1949, p. 44 5. ref Rising against his grandfather Ngawang Drakpa Gyaltsen was the son of Drowai Gonpo 1508 1548 , a sub ruler who resided in Gonggar County Gongri Karpo to the south west of Lhasa . His grandfather was Ngawang Tashi Drakpa 1488 1564 , the last effective king of the Phagmodrupa line. The main palace of the dynasty was N dong southeast of Lhasa . In 1553 or 1554 Ngawang Drakpa Gyaltsen temporarily took over the throne of his old grandfather, when the latter was forced to step down for a while. ref Per K. Sorensen & Guntram Hazod, Rulers on the Celestial Plain . Wien 2007, p. 516. ref A decade later he rose against the 75 years old ruler and tried to acquire the throne permanently. He was aided in his ambitions by the ruler of Ganden . He also kept good relations with Sonam Gyatso , later known as the Third Dalai Lama . A number of Buddhist dignitaries tried to intervene in the rebellion, to no avail. In the next year 1564, his grandfather died. New disturbances broke out between the N dong and Gongri Karpo branches of the dynasty. Sonam Gyatso was asked to mediate in the conflict. Eventually Ngawang Drakpa Gyaltsen became the new gongma or king. However, the authority of the Phagmodrupa was now almost depleted. ref Giuseppe Tucci , 1949, p. 45. ref Contacts with Altan Khan The China Chinese dynastic annals, the Mingshi , assert that a new Phagmodrupa ruler sought investiture from the Emperor in 1564, but in fact China had very little interest in Tibet at this time. On the other hand, there was an intense interest from the T med Mongols to make contact with the religious ... more details
Refimprove date February 2011 Ven. Paltul Rinpoche formerly known as Pora Rinpoche is a Baram Kagy lineage holder, one of the four major sub schools of the Kagy Order in Tibetan Buddhism . There are four major orders in Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet. The present Paltul Rinpoche is the fifth lineage holder of the previous four masters of Tibetan Healing Arts and Meditation. He also is the teacher and head of Demo Monastery Pal Demo Tashi Choe ling , located in the Nangchen region of Kham , Eastern Tibet . ref http www.snowlionpub.com pages appeals30.htmlD, Snow Lion Publications, Appeals, A Construction Project & Appeal for Demo Meditation & Ancient Medical Institute, Retrieved February 27, 2011. ref His Demo Monastery also incorporates a Traditional Institute of Medicine and Tibetan Astrology, as well as a hospital under construction for the local nomadic population. Currently, Paltul Rinpoche lives and practices in New York City , and, besides many other projects, serves as the in house religious consultant for the Tibet House, Cultural Center & Museum. Biography Paltul Rinpoche was born into a nomadic family in Nangchen, Kham, Eastern Tibet. At an early age, he became intrigued by Buddha s teachings, and eventually joined the Lachen Monastery , a monastic institute of the Sakyapa Order one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism located in the neighbourhood. As a young man, Paltul Rinpoche decided to leave on pilgrimage. While in the middle of his journey, a fellow pilgrim led him the famous Palpung Retreat Centre founded by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche , one of the masters in 19th century Tibet. In this center Paltul Rinpoche met Ven. Yonten Phuntsok, an old and famous Tibetan medical doctor, who was himself a student of the even more famous Jamgon Kontrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche . He was accepted as a personal student, and spent five years accomplishing the ancient Tibetan healing art. After his apprenticeship, he returned to his hometown, got married a ... more details
Mipham Sonam Wangchuk Drakpa Namgyal Palzang Mi pham bsod nams dbang phyug grags pa rnam rgyal dpal bzang early 17th century was a king in Central Tibet . He belonged to the Phagmodrupa dynasty which reigned in Tibet , or parts of it, from 1354 to the early 17th century, and was the last prince of the dynasty. ref Sarat Chandra Das, Contributions on the religion history &c, of Tibet , Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1881, p. 242. ref Support for the Dalai Lama Mipham Sonam Wangchuk Drakpa Namgyal Palzang was the eldest son of the preceding ruler Kagyud Nampar Gyalwa . He succeeded his father by c. 1600. In 1601 he sent a representative with a delegation of Gelugpa dignitaries that journeyed to Mongolia . The delegation received the young Dalai Lama , Yonten Gyatso , who was a Mongol prince, and brought him to Tibet. ref David Snellgrove & Hugh Richardson, A Cultural History of Tibet . New York 1968, p. 184 93. ref By this time the dynasty had since long been eclipsed by other political and religious centers. However, in the early years of the 17th century the authority of the Phagmodrupa revived somewhat in the region region East Central Tibet . This was due to their good connections with the Gelugpa. ref David Snellgrove & Hugh Richardson, 1968, p. 193. ref The main political division at this time was between the Gelugpa sect, aided by their Mongol allies, and the Karmapa and their patrons of the Tsangpa dynasty. The Phagmodrupa kings were traditionally friendly disposed towards the Gelugpa leaders, the Dalai Lama s. Defeated by the Tsangpa The position of the Phagmodrupa was nevertheless fragile. In 1610 their troops carried out a raid in the Lhasa valley. This provoked a swift retaliation by the Tsangpa. From his base in the Tsang Tsang region West Central Tibet , the Tsangpa ruler made repeated incursions into . ref David Snellgrove & Hugh Richardson, 1968, p. 193. ref In 1616 he subjugated the Kyishod area close to Lhasa and forced the Phagmodru ... more details
ref Laird 2006 , p. 146 147. ref Altan Khan s great grandson, Yonten Gyatso , was selected as the 4th ... Lama Gendun Gyatso s ttl title Dalai Lama years 1578 1588 s aft after 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso ... more details
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Jamyang Shakya Gyaltsen aJam dbyangs sha kya rgyal mts an 1340 1373 was a ruler of Central Tibet in 1364 1373. He was a member of the Phagmodrupa dynasty which was the major Tibetan power from 1354 to 1435. His time was one of political stability in Central Tibet, and the establishment of amicable relations with the Ming Dynasty of China . Youth and ascent to power Jamyang Shakya Gyaltsen was the eldest son of Sonam Zangpo, a brother of the founder of the Phagmodrupa regime, Tai Situ Changchub Gyaltsen . His mother was Damo Nyetuma. When nine years of age he was made a monastic novice. In 1352 he was elevated to boy abbot of the see of Tsethang . The young abbot was close to the well known scholar Buton Rinchen Drub , who praised his wide knowledge in religious matters. According to Buton, if in front of all fields of Yarlung from Gonpo Dongri different mandalas were to be dedicated, he could cover all these fields , meaning that he had the initiation in all mandalas, and could ensure sacral protection of the fields. ref Giuseppe Tucci , Deb T er Dmar Po Gsar Ma . Rome 1971, p. 211. ref When his uncle Tai Situ Changchub Gyaltsen died at the end of 1364, Jamyang Shakya Gyaltsen succeeded him as regent desi of Tibet, but also kept his religious position. His powers in the first hand applied to the central parts of Tibet region and Tsang Tsang . Relations with the Yuan and the Ming At the time of Jamyang Shakya Gyaltsen s accession, the Mongol Yuan Dynasty was at its last throes, and had little or no opportunity to intervemne in the affairs of Tibet like before. In 1365, however, the new regent received the title Gushri and the investiture of the N dong district, the original fief of the Phagmogrupa line, from the emperor Toghon Tem r . In 1368 the latter lost the imperial throne, and the Ming Dynasty took power in China . The Mingshi or dynastic annals say In the beginning of the fifth year Hongwu 1372 the commander of the garrison of Hezhou said that in the cou ... more details
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