Jakchung Monastery

‘jag pa dgon (‘jag chung dpal dgon)


འཇག་པ་དགོན། འཇག་ཆུང་དཔལ་དགོན།

Early Shangpa site of Jakchen Gyaltsen Bum, Jakchen Jampa Pel, and Khedrup Shangton. The primary seat of the Jakpa transmissions the Shangpa.

Exact map location to be specified

Links : Jonang Foundation, bdrc


29°41'20.00"N 89°12'24.00"E (roughly)


  • Site Type: Monastery
  • Site Location: Shang - Namling
  • Operating Status: Ruined
  • Current Tradition: Shangpa
  • Date Established: 13th cent.