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Nangzhik Gompa or Narshi Monastery. |
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Location | Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province of China. |
Founded by | Nangzhik Lodro Gyatso |
Founded | 1107 |
Date renovated | 1754 |
Type | Tibetan Buddhist |
Sect | Bon |
No. of monks | 800 to 1000 |
Nangzhik Gompa or Nangshuk Gompa (locally pronounced "Narshi" or "Nogi" Gompa), formerly known as Gyelten Phuntsoling, (pinyin: Langyisi), is a Tibetan monastery of the Bon sect in Aba or Ngawa City, in Sichuan, China.[1] It is about a 4 km walk up a shortcut to reach the monastery on a hill to the north of the town. On a hill to the east is another Bon monastery named Togden or Topgyel which has a large chorten nearby.[2]
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Founded in 1107 by Nangzhik Lodro Gyatso, it was moved to its present site in 1754. It is a large monastery with about 800-1000 monks, and it is said to be the biggest Bon monastery in Tibet.[3] Nangzhik is a branch of Nogi (Duiansi) at Changla (Zhangcuo) in Songpan.[4]