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.
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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 …
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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.
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Tsezhig monastery is the largest Bon monastery in the Gannan Tibetan region, located in Zuohai Village, Ganjia Township, it is about 30km from Labrang monastery.
Read More »Sertso Lakes / Huanglong Valley གསེར་མཚོ།
Sertso Lakes are situated in the north-west of Sichuan Province, the Huanglong valley with its series of travertine lakes, waterfalls, forests and mountain scenery is a superlative natural property. Topped by permanently snow-capped peaks rising from a base of 1,700 m up to 5,588 m, these include the easternmost glacier in China. …
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