Nangzhik Gompa

Nangzhik Gompa

Nangzhik Gompa or Narshi Monastery
Location within Sichuan
Basic information
Location Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
Geographic coordinates 32°56′6.9″N 101°43′37.92″E / 32.935250°N 101.7272000°ECoordinates: 32°56′6.9″N 101°43′37.92″E / 32.935250°N 101.7272000°E
Affiliation Bon
Leadership Home to 800 to 1000 monks
Architectural description
Founder Nangzhik Lodro Gyatso
Completed 1107
Renovated in 1754
Specifications

Nangzhik Monastery (Wylie: snang zhig dgon , Chinese: 郎依寺, locally pronounced "Narshi" or "Nogi"), formerly known by several other names (Wylie: snang zhig rgyal bstan phun tshogs gling, snang zhig bkra shis g.yung drung gling, snang zhig phyogs las rnam rgyal bkra shis g.yung drung gling ), is a monastery of the Bon religion in Amdo, modern Ngawa Town, Sichuan, China.[1] It is about a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) 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 stupa nearby.[2]

History

Founded in 1108 as Gyelten Püntsok Monastery (Wylie: rgyal bstan phun tshogs gling ) by Nyimadzin (Wylie: Nyi ma ’dzin ), it was moved to its present site in 1754.[3] It is a large monastery with about 800-1000 monks, and it is said to be the biggest Bon monastery in Tibet.[4] Nangzhik is a branch of Nogi (Duiansi) at Changla in Songpan County.[5]

Footnotes

  1. Dorje (2009), p. 780.
  2. Kotan Publishing (2000), p. 228.
  3. http://www.thlib.org/places/monasteries/publications/bon-book.php#!book=/bonpo-monasteries/wb/b6-12-3/
  4. Dorje (2009), p. 780.
  5. Kotan Publishing (2000), p. 228.

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