Lamaling Monastery
| Lamaling Monastery Zangdrok Pelri Monastery Burqug Lamaling Monastery |
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The Lamaling Monastery
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| Coordinates | 29°27′34″N 94°23′29″E / 29.45944°N 94.39139°ECoordinates: 29°27′34″N 94°23′29″E / 29.45944°N 94.39139°E |
| Monastery information | |
| Location | Burqug village, Nyingchi County, Tibet |
| Founded by | Dudjom Rinpoche (1907-1987) |
| Date renovated | 1989 |
| Type | Tibetan Buddhist |
| Sect | Nyingmapa (Red hat) |
| Lineage | Tibetan Bon religion |
| Dedicated to | Sakyamuni Buddha |
| Head Lama | Chuni Rinpoche, son of Dudjom Rinpoche |
| Number of monks | 8 |
| Festivals | Festival on 10th, 15th and 25th day of every Lunar month |
| Semo Dechen and her husband Lama Chonyi Rinpoche built the new temple in 1989 | |
Lamaling Monastery (Tib. bla ma gling?), also known as Zangdrok Pelri Monastery (桑多白日, Sangzhog Bairi) and Burqug Lamaling (布久喇嘛林寺), is a Buddhist monastery located near the village of Jianqie (简切村, Administrative Division Code 54 26 21 201 209), Burqug Township, Bayi District (former Nyingchi County), in Tibet, on a small hill 1.5 km south of Buchu Monastery. The monastery belongs to the Nyingmapa sect, translated as the ‘Ancient Ones’; their lineages go back to the first infusion of Buddhism from India to Tibet in the 7th century CE. The Nyingma sect incorporated many of the traditions of the native Tibetan Bon religion, which respects nature and local nature spirits.
Lamaling Monastery is in the Nyingchi River valley, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Bayi town (4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west off the main road). The river valley has snow-covered mountains, pristine lakes, villages and ancient monasteries, including the Lamaling Monastery. The intention of the Nyingchi valley people is to develop the area into an international forest park and make it the world's "third pole" by providing travel, trekking, mountain climbing facilities, and river rafting, as well as carrying out scientific studies.
The monastery is located halfway up the Norburi hill slope in a densely forested area. It is located on the third terrace on the left bank of the lower reaches of the Nyang River and encircled by hill ranges on three sides. It overlooks the forest-covered mountains and the delta at the mouth of the Nyang River. Thus, the monastery has a peaceful ambiance, with luxuriant green trees amidst a gentle flowing stream.
The ancient monastery built in the 7th century (said to have been built in the Zangdok Pelri style) was destroyed in an earthquake in 1930. It was rebuilt as a small monastery on flat land below the ruined monastery in the 1930s. At that time, it was the seat of late Dudjom Rinpoche (1904–1987), who was chosen as the head of Nyingma school during his later exile to India, after Tibet came under control of the Chinese as an Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. The location of the monastery is also credited to an event that marked the religious contest between Buddhism and Bon religion.
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