All Shangpa sites for Current Tradition Shangpa
mtsho kha dgon (byang chub bde chen ‘od gsal gling)
Tsokha monastery was established by the first Dzigar Kongtrül, Karma Ngawang Lodrö Rabpel, near Neten Monastery (gnas brtan dgon). The retreat center is run by Lama Thubten Gelek.
tshar tshar dgon, tshab tsha (bsam grub chos rdzong gling)
Karma Kagyü monastery founded by Tsartsar Drubgen Drakpa Gyaltsen (BDRC P6690). The retreat center is run by Lama Karma Könchok.
rta nag rdo rje gdan (sa rdo rje gdan)
Shangpa site founded by Pago Kunga Zangpo, the great-grandfather of Dalai Lama II Gendun Gyatso, in Tanak valley, west of Shang valley.
‘jag pa dgon (‘jag chung dpal dgon)
Early Shangpa site of Jakchen Gyaltsen Bum, Jakchen Jampa Pel, and Khedrup Shangton. The primary seat of the Jakpa transmissions the Shangpa.
stod lung skyer sgang dgon (‘bal skyer sgang)
Also called Rakor (rwa skor dgon pa). Ancestral monastery of the early Shangpa master Kyergangpa Chokyi Sengge (1154-1217), affiliated with the zhije practice tradition. Located in Thölung (stod lung) near Lhasa.
‘chad kha dgon (jog mda’ – ‘phan yul ‘chad kha dgon, maybe also ‘jog po mda’i chad kar dgon pa)
Early Shangpa Kagyu site visited by Khyungpo Naljor. Founded by Kadam master Chekhawa Yeshé Dorjé (‘chad kha ba ye shes rdo rje), known to have composed one treatise on Lojong entitled The Seven Point Mind Training (blo sbyong don bdun ma). Documented by Jonang Foundation in 2014.
bsam sdings dgon (pa snam bsam sdings)
Early Shangpa site founded around the time of Khetsun Zhonu Drup, located in Panam (pa snam). This is a different place from Samding Monastery in Nakartse (sna dkar rtse).
gsang phu ne’u thog dgon pa
Sangphu is one of the first monasteries of the second diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet. It was founded in 1072 by Ngok Lekpé Sherab (rngog legs pa’i shes rab, 1018-1115), one of the four main disciples of Atisha (982-1054). The most significant master of this monastery has been his nephew, Ngok Loden Sherab (rngog blo ldan shes rab, 1059-1109), one of the main translators in the history of Tibet as well as the founder of one of the ten lineages of explanation (bshad brgyud). According to the Red Annals (deb ther dmar po), this monastery has been of the upmost importance in the creation of the first Shedras, Tsal Gunthang’s (tshal gung thang, Tselpa Kagyü) and Shalu’s (zhwa lu) to mention the most renowned.
Regarding the connections to the Shangpa Kagyü, one of the four most important followers of Ngok Loden Sherab has been Dré Sherab Bar (‘bre shes rab ‘bar, XI-XII c.) a master of Nenyingpa Latöpa Könchok Khar (la stod pa dkon mchog mkhar, 1084-1171 ?) A close disciple of Khyungpo Naljor.
Later, a master of Sangphu, Geshé Chapa Chökyi Sengé (cha pa chos kyi seng ge, 1109-1169) is mentioned alongside Shang Tsöndru Drakpa (zhang g.yu brag pa brtson ‘gru brags pa, 1122-1193, founder of the Tselpa Kagyü) in Mokshokpa’s biography. It is said that they both attended Mokchokpa’s presentation of the vision as taught by Khyungpo Naljor.
A century later, at the beginning of the public transmission of Niguma’s teachings, the masters of Sangphu are said to be the main heirs of these teachings, referred to as the lineage of the one hundred and eight masters named Sengé (see The Scholar’s Feast, chos ‘byung mkhas pa’i dga’ ston).
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zhang zhong rdo rje gdan
(sometimes spelled zhang zhang or zhong zhong)
Original seat of the Shangpa Kagyu order. Founded by Khyungpo Neljor. Recently rebuilt.
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