Tharlam Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Sakya sect in Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal.

History

In 1436, Ga Rabjampa Kunga Yeshe (1397 - 1470) founded Tharlam Monastery in

Kham Kham (; ) is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The original residents of Kham are called Khampas (), and were governed locally by chieftains and monasteries. Kham ...

, Eastern Tibet. It was also known as Tarlam Sabzang Namgyaling, 唐隆寺, 汤陇寺, tanglong si, and Śrī Tarlam Ganden Sabzang Namgyel Ling (thar lam dga' ldan sa bzang rnam rgyal gling). In 1959 the monastery was destroyed by Chinese communists. The monastery was rebuilt by Dezhung Rinpoche in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1981. 40 rooms for "meditation and retreat" were later built. File:Solo, Tharlam Monastery Band Plays During Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.jpg, Tharlam Monastery Band Plays During Lamdre File:Tibetan Buddhist monks blowing the long horns, and drumming, Tharlam Monastery, closing ceremonies, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal.jpg, Tibetan Buddhist monks blowing the long horns, and drumming, Tharlam Monastery, closing ceremonies. File:Young Tibetan Drummer with his drum on his shoulder Gets Prepared to Play on Bodhisattva Day!.jpg, Young Tibetan Drummer with his drum on his shoulder gets prepared to play on Bodhisattva Day!

References

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