About Mindrolling Monastery

Mindrolling Monastery, is one of the six major monasteries of the Nyingma school in Tibet. It was founded by Rigzin Terdak Lingpa in 1676. Tendrak Lingpa's lineage is known as the Nyo lineage. The name in Tibetan means "Place of Perfect Emancipation". It is located in Zhanang County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, approximately 43 kilometers east of the Lhasa airport, on the south side of the Tsangpo river.

Explaining Lama Teacher Gyurme Dorje

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Apr
2020
Art, Himalayan Art, Thangka
Was the founder of the . Gyurme Dorje was a prolific author and a revealer of hidden treasure who was accompanied by Lochen Dharmashri and Pema Gyurme Gyatso. The life of Gyurme Dorje In this portion, we are going to learn about the life of Gyurme Dorje. After this, we will learn about the short etymological description of the word Gyurme Dorje itself. Etymology of Gyurme Dorje Gyurme Dorje is also known as a .
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Rock-cut Buddha Statue at Bojjanakonda near Anakapalle of Visakhapatnam

Historic Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India

12
Jul
2022
Dharma, Monasteries, Monuments
The Mauryan Empire reached its peak at the time of emperor Ashoka, who converted to Buddhism after the Battle of Kalinga. In 2018, excavations in Lalitgiri in Odisha by archaeological survey of India revealed four along with ancient seals and inscriptions which show cultural continuity from post-Mauryan period to 13 century CE. The Kushan Empire under emperor Kaniṣka ruled the strongly Buddhist region of Gandhara as well as other parts of northern India, Afghanistan and .
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