Nangzhik Gompa

Nangzhik Gompa
Nangzhik Gompa or Narshi Monastery.
Nangzhik Gompa Location within Sichuan
Coordinates:	32°54′N 101°42′E / 32.9°N 101.7°E / 32.9; 101.7
Monastery information
Location	Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province of China.
Founded by	Nangzhik Lodro Gyatso
Founded	1107
Date renovated	1754
Type	Tibetan Buddhist
Sect	Bon
No. of monks	800 to 1000

Nangzhik Gompa or Nangshuk Gompa (locally pronounced "Narshi" or "Nogi" Gompa), formerly known as Gyelten Phuntsoling, (pinyin: Langyisi), is a Tibetan monastery of the Bon sect in Aba or Ngawa City, in Sichuan, China.^[1] It is about a 4 km walk up a shortcut to reach the monastery on a hill to the north of the town. On a hill to the east is another Bon monastery named Togden or Topgyel which has a large chorten nearby.^[2]

History

Founded in 1107 by Nangzhik Lodro Gyatso, it was moved to its present site in 1754. It is a large monastery with about 800-1000 monks, and it is said to be the biggest Bon monastery in Tibet.^[3] Nangzhik is a branch of Nogi (Duiansi) at Changla (Zhangcuo) in Songpan.^[4]

Footnotes

1. ^ Dorje (2009), p. 780.
2. ^ Kotan Publishing (2000), p. 228.
3. ^ Dorje (2009), p. 780.
4. ^ Kotan Publishing (2000), p. 228.

References

• Dorje, Gyurme (2009). Footprint Tibet Handbook. Footprint Books. ISBN 978 1 906098 32 2.
• Kotan Publishing (2000). Mapping the Tibetan World. Kotan Publishing, 2004 reprint. ISBN 0-9701716-0-9.

External links

• Picassa photos: [1]