Yangpachen Monastery

About Yangpachen Monastery

Yangpachen Monastery, historically the second seat of Shamarpas of Karma Kagyu from the time of the 4th Shamarpa (1453-1524) through the time of the 10th Shamarpa (1742-1792), was founded about 1540 by the 4th Shamarpa as the support for Kagyu teachings and symbol of everlasting. The Yangpachen Monastery is near the Yangpachen Hot Spring and about 85km southeast of Lhasa.

There are many cultural relics in the temple. Due to the funding from the local government of Renbungpa Dunyue Dorje and Zangba Khan, the temple has considerable property. Yangpachen Monastery had a total of 1,135 houses (including 778 buildings and 357 monks' rooms), 103 resident monks, and 9 manors. In addition, the monk's robes, curtains, gold and silver, copper and iron utensils, and women's jewelry hide in the home of Shamarpa, the red-hatted living Buddha of Yangpachen Monastery alone.

In 1983. A stupa for the body of the 4th Shamarpa was built inside a new temple in the ruins of the original Yangpachen. Moreover, a retreat center was also built. Meanwhile, the Yangpachen Monastery was converted back to Kagyupa.

In 2006, a new Shedra which is a Buddhist college for the highest study of philosophy was built by Shamar Rinpoche at Yangpachen.

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