Palpung Monastery
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Palpung Monastery, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
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| Tibetan transcription(s) | |
| Tibetan | དཔལ་སྤུངས། |
| Wylie transliteration | dpal spungs |
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| Coordinates | 31°38′54″N 98°47′45″E / 31.64833°N 98.79583°E |
| Monastery information | |
| Location | Babang, Dêgê County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China |
| Founded by | 8th Tai Situ |
| Founded | 1727 |
| Date renovated | Protected 1958. Reopened as monastery in 1982 |
| Type | Tibetan Buddhist |
| Sect | Kagyu |
| Lineage | Tai Situpa |
Palpung Monastery (Tibetan: དཔལ་སྤུངས།, Wylie: dpal spungs dgom pa) is the name of the congregation of monasteries and centers of the Tai Situpa lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the name of the Tai Situ's monastic seat in Derge, Kham (modern Sichuan). Palpung means "glorious union of study and practice". It originated in the 12th century and wielded considerable religious and political influence over the centuries.
The current monastery is said to have been founded in 1727 by King Denba Tsering. It is the seat of four lines of incarnate lamas, the best-known being the Tai Situpa as well as the Jamgon Kongtrul and the Second Beru Khyentse. The temple has historically been associated with the Karmapas: for instance, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, was enthroned first at Palpung before traveling to his main seat at Tsurphu Monastery in Ü-Tsang.
The 16th Tai Situpa, Pema Tönyö Nyinje, has established a new monastic seat in exile at Sherabling Monastery (Wylie: shes rab gling).
There are an estimated 800 monks residing in the monastery itself and a larger number resident in the surrounding region.
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