Tsadra Rinchen Drak was the personal hermitage and retreat center of Jamgon Kongtrul, located above Pelpung Monastery in Kham. Kongtrul began to practice on the site in 1843, and formally opened it in 1857 with the assistence of Chokgyur Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. The first three-year retreat began there …

Pema Shelphuk (also known as Pema Shelpu or Pema Shelphuk Cave) is a highly sacred cave located in Tibet, revered particularly in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The cave is closely associated with Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, the revered master who brought Buddhism to Tibet in the …

Rongme Karmo Taktsang is a treasure site of Chokgyur Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo to the northeast of Dzongsar Monastery. Ju Mipam Gyatso spent thirteen years there in retreat. Monks from the Khamshe College currently use the hermitage for five-year retreats. The site is associated with Padmasambhava.

Rongme Ngatra is the highest peak of the Trola Mountains in the Kham region of western Sichuan, China. At 6,168 metres (20,236 ft), the mountain is the highest peak in the Trola Mountains. The mountain peak is flanked by glaciers to the north and east. The north glacier terminates at 4,100 metres (13,500 …

Dargye is a Geluk monastery that was founded in 1642 by Jedrung Sherab Wangpo outside of Ganzi, Kham. It is the largest of the so-called Hor monasteries in the region, which were established by the Mongolian patrons of the Geluk tradition.