Tsurphu Monastery#Branch monastery
{{Short description|Tibetan Buddhist gompa in Lhasa, Tibet, China}}
{{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery
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|thdl=Tsurphu Gömpa
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|s=楚布寺
|p=Chǔbù Sì
| religious_affiliation = Tibetan Buddhism
|map_type = China Tibet
|coordinates = {{coord|29|43|36|N|90|34|30|E|type:landmark_region:CN|display=inline,title}}
|map_caption = Location within Tibet Autonomous Region
|location_country = China
|location= Gurum, Doilungdêqên District, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region
|founded_by =Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama
|founded = {{start date and age|1159}}
|date_renovated =1980
|sect = Kagyu
|lineage=Karma Kagyu
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Tsurphu Monastery ({{bo|t=མཚུར་ཕུ་དགོན་པ}}) or Tölung Tsurphu ({{bo|t=སྟོད་ལུང་མཚུར་ཕུ}}, "Tsurphu of Tölong") is a gompa which serves as the traditional seat of the Karmapa, the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located in Gurum in Doilungdêqên District, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, {{convert|70|km}} from Lhasa.
The monastery is about {{convert|4300|m}} above sea level. It was built in the middle of the valley facing south with high mountains surrounding the complex.
Tsurphu is a {{convert|300|m2|sp=us|adj=on}} complex with walls up to {{convert|4|m|sp=us}} thick. The gompa, the traditional seat of the Karmapa lamas, is about {{convert|28|km}} up the Dowo Lung Valley on the north side of the river. The original walls of the main building were up to 4 meters thick and 300 meters on each side ({{convert|90000|m2|sp=us|disp=or}}). The monks' residences were on the eastern side.
History
{{Tibetan Buddhism}}
Image:Tsurphu Gompa - reconstructed.JPG
Tsurphu was founded by Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama (1110-1193) in 1159, after he visited the site and laid the foundation for an establishment of a seat there by making offerings to the local protectors, the dharmapalas and territorial divinities ({{bo|w=yul lha}}). In 1189 he revisited the site and founded his main seat there. The monastery grew to hold 1000 monks.
The complex was totally destroyed in 1966 during the Cultural Revolution. Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, began to rebuild it in 1980; he died in 1981.
Following the recognition of Ogyen Trinley Dorje (born 1985) as the 17th Karmapa by the Tai Situpa, the Dalai Lama and China's governmental offices, he was enthroned at Tsurphu and resided there until he escaped from Tibet to India in 2000.
= Branch monastery =
A Yelpa Kagyu monastery, Jang Tana, in Nangchen, Kham, is considered a branch monastery of Tsurpu. It was founded by Yelpa Yeshe Tsek in 1068.{{Cite news|url=http://treasuryoflives.org/institution/Jang-Tana-|title=Jang Tana|work=The Treasury of Lives|access-date=2017-08-05|language=en}}
= Variant names =
Variant names for the monastery include: Tsurphu, 楚布寺, mtshur mdo bo lung dgon, 祖普寺, Okmin Tsurpu, 'og min mtshur phu.{{Cite news|url=http://treasuryoflives.org/institution/Tsurpu-Monastery|title=Tsurpu Monastery|work=The Treasury of Lives|access-date=2017-08-05|language=en}}
Pilgrims
Image:Elderly Pilgrim, Tsurphu 1993.JPG|Elderly pilgrim, Tsurphu Gompa, 1993
Image:Pilgrims, Tsurphu 1993.JPG|Pilgrims, Tsurphu Gompa, 1993
File:Nomad camp above Tsurphu Gompa 2.JPG|Nomad camp above Tsurphu Gompa, 1993. Smoke is from juniper burning for ceremony.
Sources
Image:Dowo Lung Valley, Tsurphu 1993.JPG
- {{Cite web
| last = Berzin
| first = Alexander
| title = A Brief History of Tsurpu Monastery
| access-date = 2016-07-15
| url = http://studybuddhism.com/web/en/archives/study/history_buddhism/buddhism_tibet/kagyu/brief_history_tsurpu_monastery.html
}}
- Dowman, Keith. The Power-places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide. 1988. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London. {{ISBN|0-7102-1370-0}}
- Martin, Michele. Music in the Sky: The Life, Art & Teachings of the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. 2003. Snow Lion Publications. Reprint: New Age Books, New Delhi, 2004. {{ISBN|81-7822-193-4}}.
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080220130752/http://www.kagyuoffice.org/mainseats.tsurphu.html Tsurphu Monastery Website]
- The Tsurphu Appliques
- Tsurphu River
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Category:Buddhist monasteries in Lhasa (prefecture-level city)
Category:Buddhist temples in Tibet
Category:Karma Kagyu monasteries and temples
Category:1159 establishments in Asia