Sites where location is U-Tsang
Cholung Changtse Monastery
Cholung Changtse Monastery was Kunga Drolchok's monastic seat (gdan sa)
Rinchen Ling Nunnery
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 the home of 15 nuns who spend their time in meditation retreat.
Takten Damcho Phuntsok Ling MonasteryTakten Damcho Ling Ngedon Gaway Tshal, sometimes referred to as "Takten Phuntsok Ling," Tangtong Gyalpo's Bridge
Iron suspension bridge built by the mahasiddha Tangtong Gyalpo (1361-1485); on the road in front of Takten Phuntsok Ling Monastery. Tangtong Gyalpo considered himself a reincarnation of Dolpopa and visited Jonang on several occasions.
Map:Tsechen Monastery
Tsechen Monastery was the main monastic seat (gdan sa) of Nyawon Kunga Pal
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