Nangzhik Monastery (, , locally pronounced "Narshi" or "Nogi"), formerly known by several other names (), is a
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whi ...
of the
Bon
''Bon'', also spelled Bön () and also known as Yungdrung Bon (, "eternal Bon"), is a Tibetan religious tradition with many similarities to Tibetan Buddhism and also many unique features.Samuel 2012, pp. 220-221. Bon initially developed in t ...
religion in
Amdo
Amdo ( �am˥˥.to˥˥ ) is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being U-Tsang in the west and Kham in the east. Ngari (including former Guge kingdom) in the north-west was incorporated into Ü-Tsang. Amdo is also the ...
, modern
Ngawa Town,
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
,
China. It is about a 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
stupa nearby.
History
Founded in 1108 as Gyelten Püntsok Monastery () by Nyimadzin (), 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. Nangzhik is a branch of Nogi (Duiansi) at Changla in
Songpan County
Songpan; former Songzhou, is a county of northwestern Sichuan province, China, and is one of the 13 counties administered by the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It has an area of , and a population of approximately 68,000 composed ...
.
A history of the monastery was published in 1994.
Footnotes
References
* Dorje, Gyurme (2009). ''Footprint Tibet Handbook''. Footprint Books. .
* Kotan Publishing (2000). ''Mapping the Tibetan World''. Kotan Publishing, 2004 reprint. .
External links
* Picassa photos
Collection of Bon texts from Nangshik Monastery
Bon
Buildings and structures in Sichuan
1107 establishments in Asia
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1754
Tourist attractions in Sichuan
1754 establishments in China
12th-century establishments in China
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