Beri Gonpa (Nyingma)
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Wylie transliteration : be ri dgon pa
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Other spellings: Pelri Gonpa
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Traditional :
白日 寺
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Simplified :
白日 寺
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Pinyin : Báirì Sì
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Beri Gonpa is a monastery of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism in Chonggye County , Lhokha , Tibet . The monastery, founded in the 16th century by Sherap Özer (1517–1584), is located in the area of the municipality (Chinese) Qiongduo at an altitude of 3,800 m.
It is one of the three great monasteries of the Nyingma tradition in Tibet, including the Mindrölling monasteries in Dranang and Dorje Drag in Gongkar .
The eight manifestations of Padmasambhava , the lotus-born, are shown on wall paintings .
Jigme Lingpa (1729–1798) was born near the monastery.
literature
- Gyurme Dorje: Tibet handbook (Pelri Tekchenling Monastery) ISBN 9781900949330
Web links
- hudong.com: Bairi si - Chinese
- dharmafellowship.org: Biographies: Kunkhyen Jigme Lingpa - English
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