Sites where location is U-Tsang
Rinchen Ling
Located in the valley adjacent from Cholung Changtse, this is one of the only active Jonang sites in U-Tsang. The monastery is said to have been a place where Rwa Lotsawa lived. During the lifetime of Kunga Dolchok (1507-1565), Rinchen Ling was a small Jonang monastery. When
Takten Damcho Ling became a Geluk monastery in the mid-17th century, Rinchen Ling was then also converted into a Geluk establishment. In the 1990's, it was changed back to a Jonang nunnery. Rinchen Ling is now
Takten Damcho LingTakten Damcho Ling Ngedon Gaway Tshal, sometimes referred to as "Takten Phuntsok Ling," |
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