- Khorzhak Monastery
Khorzhak Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in
Korqag town,Burang county,Ngari Prefecture in theTibet Autonomous Region ofChina .It was previously one of the most important
Kagyu monasteries in Western Tibet. It is situated about 15 km downstream fromTsegu Gompa and the now-destroyedSimbiling Monastery nearPurang , ["Tibet Handbook", p. 352. 1999. Edited by Sarah Thorowgood. Passport Books, Chicago. ISBN 0-8442-2190-2.] the headquarters ofNgari province, just over the border from Nepal in western Tibet in the valley of theKarnali River which is known in Tibet as theMapchchu Khambab - the 'Peackock Mouth River' or 'River Formed from the Mouth of a Peacock'.It escaped the worst ravages of the
Cultural Revolution as it had connections with theKagyupa sect and links withBhutan and has been completely restored since except the famous silver statue ofChenresig orAvalokiteshvara has disappeared. It was modelled in the Pala style indicating it dated from the 8th or 9th century CE. It is reported to have been cut into pieces and taken away in 1967. [Allen, Charles. (1999) "The Search for Shangri-La: A Journey into Tibetan History", pp. 49-53. Little, Brown and Company. Reprint: 2000 Abacus Books, London. ISBN 0-349-111421.]References
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