The Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery or Namo Buddha Monastery is a

Tibetan Buddhist Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. It also has a sizable number of adherents in the areas surrounding the Himalayas, including the Indian regions of Ladakh, Darjeeling, Sikkim, and Arunachal Prades ...

monastery about 40 km (by road) southeast of Nepal's capital city

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and 2.3km from Manegaun, a Tamang village. It lies at the top of the hill in Namo Buddha Municipality. The monastery is a center for tourism. The main festivals and mela celebrated here are Kartik Purnima and Buddha Jayanti. According to legend, 6000 years ago Prince Mahasatwo (also known as Ngingdui Tshenpo) discovered a starving tigress and her five cubs. To save the lives of the tigers, Mahasatwo cut his body so that the warm blood drew the tigress to him. The tigress ate the prince and left only his bones. The bones of the prince were brought back to the village and buried in a tomb which became the

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of Namo Buddha. Some 3500 years later, the Gautam Buddha came to the village of Sange da Fyafulsa. He conducted three tours around the stupa before he declared that he was the reincarnation of Prince Mahasatwo. Gautam Buddha then renamed this village to Namo Buddha, meaning Hommage to Buddha. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Temple

Since it was founded by V.V. Khenchen

Thrangu Rinpoche Thrangu Rinpoche ( ) (1933 – 4 June 2023) was a tulku (reincarnated lama) in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, the ninth reincarnation in his particular line. His full name and title was the ''Very Venerable Ninth Khenchen Thrangu Tulku ...

in 1978 the monastery has grown to be the home to more than 250 monks. The Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Temple was officially opened on December 5, 2008. The Shree Mangal Dvip Branch School for young monks is also part of the monastery complex.Shree Mangal Dvip Branch School, Namo Buddha
Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery website

References

External links

Monastery website
* {{TibetanBuddhism Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in Nepal 1978 establishments in Nepal Buildings and structures in Kavrepalanchok District