- Benchen Monastery
Benchen Monastery is a
Buddhist temple inTibet in theKham area. It is the seat of theSangye Nyenpa Rinpoche s.Benchen Monastery was founded by the 4th
Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche , Gelek Gyamtso.During the Cultural Revolution, both the main monastery as well as the summer retreat were destroyed. In the early 80's with the help of
Chime Rinpoche , the monks of Benchen managed to rebuilt the summer retreat (Yarnä Lhakhang). Since 1997, the main shrine hall is under construction under the guidance of the 10thSangye Nyenpa Rinpoche and the 3rdTenga Rinpoche ."Reproduced with courtesy of www.benchen.org for wikipedia"
External links
* [http://www.benchen.org/benchen_tibet.shtml A Short History of Benchen Monastery in Tibet]
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