Ralung Monastery

Ralung Monastery, located in the Tsang region of western south of Karo Pass, is the traditional seat of the Drukpa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1180 by Tsangpa Gyare, 1st Gyalwang Drukpa, a disciple of Lingje Répa who founded the Drukpa Lineage.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Tibetan
  • Description: Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist Monastery
  • Also known as: “relong si”, “Relonggunba”, “Shedrub Chökhor Ling”, and “热龙棍巴”

Ralung Monastery

Latitude
28.83556° or 28° 50′ 8″ north
Longitude
90.0999° or 90° 5′ 60″ east
Open location code
7MWGR3PX+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 860684365
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­tibetan
Wiki­data ID
Q1365609
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Tibetan—“Ralung Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ရလန့်ကျောင်းတော်”
  • Chinese: “relong si”
  • Chinese: “热隆寺”
  • Chinese: “热龙寺”
  • Dutch: “Ralung”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير رالونج”
  • French: “Ralung”
  • German: “Ralung-Kloster”
  • Hungarian: “Ralung kolostor”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Ralung”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Ralung”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Ralung”
  • Tibetan: “ra lung dgon”
  • Tibetan: “rwa lung dgon”
  • Tibetan: “ར་ལུང་དགོན།”
  • Tibetan: “རྭ་ལུང་དགོན།”

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