Ralung Monastery
Ralung Monastery, located in the Tsang region of western Tibet 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.
- Tibetan Buddhist temple
- Description: Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Ralung, Gyantsé county, Shigatse, Tibet, China
- Also known as“ra lung dgon”“Ralung Gompa”“relong si”“Relonggunba”“rwa lung dgon”“Shedrub Chökhor Ling”“ར་ལུང་དགོན། 热龙寺”
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Latitude
28.83556° or 28° 50′ 8″ north
Longitude
90.0999° or 90° 5′ 60″ east
Open location code
7MWGR3PX+6X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = tibetan
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Tibetan—“Ralung Monastery” goes by many names.
ရလန့်ကျောင်းတော်Burmese
热隆寺Chinese
热龙寺Chinese
热龙棍巴Chinese
RalungDutch
دير رالونجEgyptian Arabic
Ralung kolostorHungarian
Monastero di RalungItalian
རྭ་ལུང་དགོན།Tibetan
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