Palpung Monastery

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Palpung is characterized by a number of rock paintings of Buddha and shrines

Palpung Monastery (Tibetan: དཔལ་སྤུངས།; Wylie: Dpal-spungs) is a Buddhist temple in Tibet in the vicinity of Dergé. It is the seat of the Tai Situpa and Jamgon Kongtrul. The temple has historically been associated with the Karmapas: for instance, the 16th Karmapa was enthroned first at Palpung before travelling to his main seat at Tsurphu Monastery in Central Tibet.

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