Palyul

Palyul Monastery
Tibetan transcription(s)
Tibetan	དཔལ་ཡུལ་དགོན་པ།
Wylie transliteration	dpal yul dgon pa
Tournadre Phonetic	Baiyü
THL	Pelyül
Other transcriptions	Palyul, Palyül
Chinese transcription(s)
Traditional	白玉寺
Simplified	白玉寺
Pinyin	Báiyù Sì
Monastery information
Location	Baiyü, Baiyü County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
Founded by	Rigzin Kunzang Sherab
Founded	1665
Type	Tibetan Buddhist
Sect	Nyingma
Lineage	Palyul lineage
Head Lama	Karma Kuchen, 12th Throne-Holder of Palyul Lineage

Palyul Monastery, also transliterated as Pelyul Monastery, is one of the six mother monasteries of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1665 by Rigzin Kunzang Sherab in Dege, on the eastern edge of Tibet, a town in today's Baiyü County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China's Sichuan province. The monastery is the seat of the Nam Cho Terma of Terton Migyur Dorje. Drubwang Padma Norbu was the 11th throne holder of the Palyul lineage. Upon his death in March, 2009, Karma Kuchen Rinpoche became the 12th throne holder.