List of Tibetan monasteries

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This is the list of Tibetan monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. [1]

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NameLocationTraditionEstablishedDestroyedNote
Alchi Ladakh Gelug 11th century
Badekar Monastery Bugat, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Gelug 1749
Chagri Monastery Bhutan Kagyu 1620
Chaksam Cho RiChushul, U-Tsang 14th centuryDestroyed in 1959from Chaksam Bridge diagram made in 1878
DensatilSoutheast of Lhasa near the Yarlung Tsangpo Kagyu 11981960s
Dorje Drak Lhoka Nyingma 1400, 1720, 1960s in India1717, 1960sOne of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries."
Drepung LhasaGelug1416Home monastery of the Dalai Lama and founded by Jamyang Choje. Drepung was historically the largest monastery in Tibet as well as the largest in the world until the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China
Drigung Lhasa Prefecture Kagyu 1179, 1980s1960s
Drongtse Monastery Tsang Gelug
Dzogchen Kham Nyingma 1684One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries."
Ganden Lhasa PrefectureGelug14091959, 1966Seat of the Ganden Tripa. Founded by Tsongkhapa in 1409.
Gonchen Monastery KhamSakya1729
Gongkar Chöde LhokhaSakya1464
Gyumay and Gyuto Lower and Upper Tantric CollegesTsangGelug1433 and 1475 [2]
Hemis Ladakh Drukpa1672
Jokhang Temple LhasaGelug652Severely Damaged by People's Liberation Army in March, 1959Lhasa main temple. Said to have been built by King Songtsen Gampo in 647; a major pilgrimage site.
Jonang Phuntsokling MonasteryTsang Jonang 14th century
Kardang Lahaul Drukpa12th centuryMain monastery in Lahaul.
Karma Gön Monastery KhamKagyu1147Seat of the 1st to the 7th Tai Situpa
Katok Garze Nyingma 1159One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries".
Keru TempleÜ Nyingma mid-8th century
Key Monastery Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh Gelugpa 11th century
Kharchu MonasteryLhokha Nyingma 16th century
Khomthing MonasteryLhokha
Khorshak TempleWestern Tibet
Kirti Gompa AmdoGelug1472
Kumbum Monastery AmdoGelug1583
Labrang Monastery AmdoGelug1709Was founded in 1709 by the first Jamyang Zhaypa, Ngawang Tsondru.
Lhuntse Dzong BhutanNyingma1654The 14th Dalai Lama arrived at Lhuntse Dzong on 26 March 1959, on his way to exile in India.
Magur Namgyal LingAmdoGelug1646 [3]
Menri ÜBön14051386, 1966
Menri Monastery Tsang
Mindrolling Lhokha Nyingma One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries."
Nalendra MonasteryPenpo [4]
Namdzong NunneryAmdo
Namgyal Monastery Lhasa
Nangshi MonasteryNgaba, Amdo
Narthang Monastery Tsang
Nechung Temple Lhasa
Ngor Temple ÜSakya14291959 [5]
Nyethang Drolma Lhakhang Temple Ü
Pabonka Hermitage LhasaGelug7th centuryIndependent before 1959, has belonged to Sera since 1980.
Gyantse Palkor Chöde Monastery (Palcho Monastery)TsangGelug, Sakya, Kadam 1428
Palpung DergeKagyu1727Founded by the 8th Situ Panchen, Seat of the Tai Situpa and Jamgon Kongtrul.
Palyul Palyul Nyingma One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries". Other branch "Namdroling Monastery" established by Penor Rinpoche in India, in 1963
Pemayangtse Monastery SikkimNyingma1705
Pomda Monastery Baxoi
Punakha Dzong BhutanDrukpaWinter home of the Central Monk Body
Ralung Monastery Tsang
Ralung DrukpaSeat of the Gyalwang Drukpa
Ramoche Temple Lhasa
Rato Dratsang Karnataka GelugFormerly on the outskirts of Lhasa, but now re-established in south India.
Ratö MonasteryÜ
Reting ÜGelug
Riwoche KhamKagyuSeat of the Taklung Kagyu lineage.
Rongbuk Basum Township Nyingma 1902
Rongwo Gönchen MonasteryAmdo
Rumtek Monastery Sikkim Kagyu18th century
Sakya Monastery TsangSakyaSeat of the Sakya Trizin.
Samye Monastery Ü775 - 779
Samye Nyingma First monastery in Tibet, established by Padmasambhava and Shantarakshita. Heinrich Harrer in 1982 flew over "Samye; it was totally destroyed. One can still make out the outer wall, but none of the temples or stupas survives." [6]
Sekhar Guthok MonasteryLhokha [7]

1950 photo of Sekhar Gutog (sras mkhar dgu thog) monastery in Lhodrag by Hugh Richardson. Founded by Milarepa in the 11th century [8]

Sanga Monastery Lhokha
Sera LhasaGelugOne of the largest monasteries in Tibet, containing numerous colleges. Founded by Chöje Shakya Yeshe. [[:|Photo of smashed statues pieces at Lhasa's Sera Monastery destroyed by the Communist Chinese after 1959 flight of the 14th Dalai Lama to exile in India.]]
Shalu TsangSakya
Shechen Kham Nyingma One of the six "Nyingmapa mother monasteries".
Simbiling Monastery ...
Spituk Ladakh Gelug
Surmang Monastery Kham1988
Surmang KagyuSeat of the Trungpa tülkus.
Tabo SpitiGelugLargest monastery in Spiti.
Taklung Monastery Ü
Taktsang Monastery Dzoge, Amdo
Tamzhing Monastery BhutanNyingma1501
Tashichho Dzong ThimphuDrukpaHouses the Central Monk Body in summer.
Tashilhünpo TsangGelugSeat of the Panchen Lama. Founded by Gyalwa Gendün Drup.
Tawang Monastery Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh Gelug 1681The monastery is the second-largest in Asia. [9]
Thikse Monastery LadakhGelug15th century
Tholing Monastery West Tibet
Tibet Institute Rikon Rikon, Switzerland Nyingma Since 2007, the monastery comprises representatives of all four great traditions : Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug.
Tingri MonasteryTsang
Tradruk Temple LhokhaGelugThe largest and oldest monastery in the Yarlung Valley. Said to have been built by King Songtsen Gampo.
Trathang MonasteryLhokha
Tsandan MonasteryNagchu
Tsaparang Monastery & Palace ComplexWestern Tibet
Tsethang MonasteryLhokha
Tsö MonasteryAmdo
Tsozong Gongba Nyingma
Tsuglagkhang TempleDharamshala, Himachal PradeshCurrent residence of the 14th Dalai Lama.
Tsurphu ÜKagyuSeat of the Gyalwa Karmapa.
Yama Tashikyil Rebkong, Amdo
Yarchen Gar Nyingma 1985Largest monastery in the world +10000 monks.
Yarlung Sheldrak U-tsang Gelug18th century"Yarlung Sheldrak is a monastic community that first developed around a Padmasambhava meditation cave, possibly as early as the eighth century. It was converted to the Geluk tradition in the nineteenth century." [10]
Yemar TempleTsang
Yerpa Gelug600–7001959Famous meditation site of King Songtsen Gampo and Padmasambhava; 300 monks lived here in 1959.
Yonghe Temple BeijingGelug1700sNational centre of Lama administration during Qing dynasty
Yungdrungling MonasteryTsang [11]

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