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	Drepung Monastery, China
		Drepung Monastery is located on a hillside 10km/6mi northwest of Lhasa.
		The nearby monastery of Nechong was the seat of the Tibetan state oracle.
		Drepung Monastery on the outskirts of Lhasa, Tibet.
	www.planetware.com /lhasa/drepung-monastery-chn-xz-dm.htm (162 words)

	-[ Tibet ]- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Drepung was founded in 1416 by a discipline of Tsong Khapa, with a noble family as patron.
		The Monastery was first built in 1447 under the guidance of the First Lama Gedun Chubba, a discipline of zongkaba of the Gelugba (Yellow Hat) The Panchen Lamas, abbots of Tashilhunpo Monastery, came to existence in the 17th century when the fifth Dalai Lama gave this little to his beloved learned tutor.
		The northern part of the monastery was built in the year 1079 and the southern founded in 1268 by a famous abbot of Sakya named Pagpa who once had ruled the whole of Tibet under the Yuan Dynasty's supervision.
	www.ktmgh.com /tibet/places.htm (1879 words)

	Drepung Gomang
		Drepung Monastery was founded in 1416 A.D., as a Buddhist educational institution.
		The Drepung facilities, constructed to serve a few dozen monks in 1970, are now in disrepair and far too small for the numerous members.
		Though the land of Drepung is in the command of an existing small tank of the irrigation department, being at the tail end, it does not get any water, as all of it is consumed at the upper stretches by the local cultivators.
	www.itmonline.org /arts/drepung.htm (2606 words)

	Drepung Monastery - an introduction to the world's largest monastery - Tibetan cultural information
		At its height, Drepung was the world's largest monastery, having over 10,000 monks in residence.
		At the time of Drepung's founding, seven tratsangs (or colleges) were instituted, each under the tutelage of one of Jamyang Choje's disciples.
		Drepung Monastery is of great historical importance not only in that it produced some of Tibet's most renowned spiritual leaders, but also in that it always enjoyed significant political influence.
	www.imperialtours.net /drepung.htm (429 words)

	Tibet places of interest
		Drepung Monastery, was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje, a disciple of Tsongkapa, the founder of Gelugpa Sect.
		The monastery, occupying an area of 250,000 squire meters with a fixed number of 7,700 monks, is the largest monastery in Tibet.
		The monastery is erected grandly at a mountain slope with a colourful architecture.
	www.bigfoottrek.com /tibet/tibet_places_of_interest.htm (2182 words)

	projects
		The goal of the Drepung Gomang Food Foundation is to ensure the proper nourishment of the monks at Drepung Gomang Monastery.
		Since the monastery is dedicated to the survival and continuance of the teachings of the Buddha, no person is refused entrance into the monastery.
		Drepung Gomang Library is one of the reputed Buddhist libraries in South India.
	www.gomang.org /donation.html (1544 words)

	Tibet Travel: Drepung Monastery
		Hence, it is regarded as the mother monastery of Dalai Lamas.
		The fifth Dalai was also living in the monastery until he was conferred by the Qing Government (1644-1911) and thus, moved to the magnificent Potala Palace.
		Monks of the monastery hang a giant veiled Sakyamuni Thangka of 20 meters (66 feet) in width and 30 meters (98 feet) in height onto the mountain.
	www.tibettrip.com /lhasa/drepung.htm (487 words)

	Drepung Loseling Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Drepung Loseling monastery was established near Lhasa, Tibet in 1416 by Chojey Tashi Palden.
		Drepung Loseling was especially close to the Dalai Lama incarnations; the Second Dalai Lama made his residence here in 1494 and subsequent incarnations maintained this link through the residence that he later built at Drepung, the Ganden Potrang.
		Drepung Loseling Monastery established its American seat in 1989 as a result of the first world tour of Sacred Music Sacred Dance.
	community.berea.edu /galleryv/MandMonast.html (310 words)

	Sera Monastery - the Third "Pillar of the State"
		The three Gelug monasteries of Sera, Drepung and Ganden were known collectively as the "Pillars of the State".
		Built in 1710, the central assembly hall houses a statue of Sakya Yeshe, the founder of Sera, flanked by sculptures of the Fifth and Thirteenth Dalai Lamas.
		Sera Je Tratsang is the monastery's largest college and was responsible for the instruction of itinerant monks from outside the region.
	www.imperialtours.net /sera.htm (363 words)

	About Drepung Loseling Monastery
		Drepung Monastery was established near Lhasa, Tibet in 1416 by Chojey Tashi Palden.
		Drepung Loseling was especially close to the Dalai Lama incarnations; the Second Dalai Lama made his residence here in 1494, and subsequent incarnations maintained this link.
		Thus Drepung Loseling Institute was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
	www.mysticalartsoftibet.org /Monast.htm (368 words)

	Drepung Monastery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Drepung Monastery (Tibetan: འབྲས་སྤུངས་; Wylie: 'Bras-spungs; ZWPY: Zhaibung) is one of the "great three" Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet.
		Drepung is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries, and indeed at its peak was the largest monastery of any religion in the world.
		Today the population at the monastery located in Tibet is much smaller with merely a few hundred monks, due to population capping enforced by the Chinese government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drepung_Monastery (280 words)

	Drepung
		One of the three great Gelugpa monasteries near Lhasa, Drepung was a major teaching center to which monks would come from all of Tibet to spend 15-20 years studying Buddhist scriptures.
		Founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje Tashi Pelden, a disciple ofTsongkhapa, Drepung became the largest Gelugpa monastery in Tibet, and perhaps in all the world,with 7000 monks.
		Although buildings were destroyed at the rear of the monastery, the main colleges and assembly hall were relatively untouched by the Cultural Revolution.
	www.colorado.edu /APS/landscapes/tibet/drepung.htm (118 words)

	15 May 1999 - Human Rights Updates - TCHRD
		A Tibetan monk from Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Ngawang Samphel (33), was arrested in early April 1999 on suspicion of political acts.
		Kirti Monastery is the largest Gelukpa Monastery in Ngapa County, Ngapa Prefecture.
		Jigme Gotra, a third monk from Kirti Monastery, was arrested in 1996 on the charge of pasting independence posters and was later released.
	www.tchrd.org /publications/hr_updates/1999/hr19990515.html (2142 words)

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		The Monastery, occupying an area of 250,000 sq.mt. with a fixed number of 7,700 monks, is the largest monastery in Tibet.
		Sera Monastery was founded in 1419 by Jamchen Choje, a disciple of Tsongkapa, the founder of Gelugpa Sect.
		The monastery is erected grandly at a mountain slope with a colorful architecture.
	www.planetgypsy.com /destinations/tibet/pl_tibet.html (543 words)

	Nechung Foundation, NYC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Although there are different versions about the origin of Nechung monastery in Tibet, learned monks at the re-established monastery in exile in Dharamsala, maintain that once when the great translator Vairochana visited the smaller site, he envisioned a miracle connected to the Drowa tree and reported the incident to Guru Padmasambhava.
		He prophesied: "A monastery will be built on that site and, the nearby small lake and the tree are possessed by Pehar's spirit." (Pehar Gyalpo was bound to oath by Padmasambhava to head the entire hierarchy of protective spirits and Dorje Drakden, Nechung, was Pehar's principal emissary to Tibet).
		Consequently, this monastery came to be known as Nechung Yulo-ko and generations later, the tiny village of the seat of Nechung adopted the name of the monastery and was called Yulo-ko.
	www.nechungnyc.org /monastery.html (1155 words)

	Drepung Monastery, Lhasa Attractions, Tibet Travel
		The ground of the monastery is organized on the caves and temples for Jamyang Qoigyi, together with two magnificent white pagodas.
		It is worshiped by the disciples of Buddhism.
		Several courtyards in the dense forests on the grounds of the monastery are used for monks to debate on the sutras.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/tibet/lhasa/drepung.htm (951 words)

	The Drepung monastery Tibet, tibet tour, Tour in Tibet
		Drepung lies eight kilometers (five miles) west of Lhasa on a main road, then three kilometers (two miles) north on a steep, unpaved road.
		Drepung was founded in 1416 by a disciple of Tsong Khapa, with a noble family as patron.
		The monastery was divided into four tantric colleges which, at the highest level, specialized in different branches of knowledge.
	www.manang.com /tibet/introduction_lhasa/the_drepung_monastery.php (851 words)

	Drepung Loseling Institute
		Drepung Loseling Monastery was one of Tibet's largest monastic universities.
		Located in the hills on the northern outskirts of Lhasa, it was established in 1416 as an institute of higher Buddhist education by Khenpo Lekden, a direct disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), founder of the eclectic Geluk School.
		The First Dalai Lama was also a disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa, and the Second Dalai Lama built a residence in Drepung, called the Ganden Potrang, which remained a hereditary seat of all subsequent Dalai Lamas.
	www.drepung.org /Monastery.cfm (157 words)

	RFA: Tibetan Monks Arrested, Monastery Closed Amid Protests
		During the course of the patriotic education campaigns in Drepung monastery, the Chinese officials insisted on the monks’ condemning the Dalai Lama and opposing separatists...
		Drepung monastery, established in 1416 and located in Lhasa's western suburbs, is one of the most important monasteries in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
		“During the course of the patriotic education campaigns in Drepung monastery, the Chinese officials insisted on the monks’ condemning the Dalai Lama and opposing separatists,” one source said.
	www.rfa.org /english/news/breaking_news/2005/11/29/tibet_arrest (983 words)

	Tibet Justice Center - Legal Materials on Tibet - United Nations - Report: Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance, ...
		Ngawang Yangkyi, nun at Tsamkhung monastery in Lhasa, who was allegedly arrested by the Chinese police for taking part in a demonstration during which she shouted slogans in the street.
		Jamphel Changchup, male, a lama from Drepung monastery in Lhasa.
		Ngawang Gyaltsen, male, a lama from Drepung monastery in Lhasa.
	www.tibetjustice.org /materials/un/un13.html (2648 words)

	Drepung Monastery: Lhasa Travel, Lhasa Tour
		As the largest monastery in Tibet, Drepung Monastery covers an area of 250,000 square meters (about 62 acres) at the foot of Mt. Gambo Utse, some five kilometers (about 3 miles) west of Lhasa.
		Known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa, Drepung Monastery was built in 1416 and was the seat of five Dalai Lamas before the Fifth Dalai Lama moved to Potala Palace.
		Another construction in Drepung Monastery, namely the Ganden Potrang was built in 1530 during the reign of the Second Dalai Lama.
	www.warriortours.com /cityguides/tibet/lhasa/drepung.htm (328 words)

	Drepung Monastery - Lhasa, Tibet
		Drepung Monastery (Tibetan: Zhébàng Sì) in Lhasa was once Tibet's largest and most influential monastery, with over 10,000 monks.
		Drepung Monastery was founded in 1416 by Tsongkapa's disciple Jamyang Choeje, and was the seat of the Dalai Lamas before the "Great Fifth" Dalai Lama built the Potala Palace.
		The most revered image at Drepung is a 15m (49-ft.) tall statue of the 8-year old Maitreya Buddha, designed by Tsongkapa and housed in the northwest section of the building.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /tibet/lhasa-drepung-monastery.htm (605 words)

	History
		Drepung Monastery was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje near Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.
		Gomang is the oldest of the 4 colleges of Drepung.
		In 1959, before many monasteries were destroyed through the invasion of Communist China, Drepung monastery had more than 10.000 monks.
	www.gomang-usa.org /history.htm (247 words)

	China Trip 2000 - Part 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Drepung is huge, composed of numerous buildings nestled into a very steep mountainside (Mount Guopei).
		The Drepung Monastery is the largest of the three Yellow Hat sect monasteries.
		Speaking of large containers the monastery kitchen is impressive for its huge kettles and cooking pots.
	world.std.com /~jegan/cmm011.htm (1361 words)

	Drepung Photos & Pictures : Tibet Guide : Monastery near Lhasa
		Drepung Monastery Pictures : about 8km west of central Lhasa is the Drepung (Zhebang Si), once world's largest monastery with a floor space of more than 200 000 square meters and about 10 000 monks.
		It was founded in 1416 by a disciple of Tsong Khapa and later enlarged by the Fifth Dalai Lama.
		At the bottom of the page you can also find a world map showing where the Drepung Monastery is. Finally at the top of the page you can find a link to the conditions for using the photos and pictures for free on benoa.net and a link to my photo blog.
	www.benoa.net /tibet/drepung (189 words)

	AsiaSource Interview with Geshe Lobsang Tenzin
		He holds a Geshe Lharam degree from Drepung Loseling Monastery in India, and a Ph.D. from Emory University in the U.S. His interdisciplinary dissertation focused on Tibetan and Western approaches to the emotions and their impact on health.
		The Drepung Loseling Monastery that the monks come from now was relocated in South India, in the state of Karnataka.
		Originally the monastery was established in Tibet in 1416, near the capital Lhasa.
	www.asiasource.org /arts/geshelobsang.cfm (2001 words)

	Establishment Clause Violations - Tibetan Buddhist Monks
		"Drepung Loseling Monastery was established near Lhasa, Tibet in 1416 and until the recent Chinese Communist invasion stood as the largest monastic institution in the world, housing about 10,000 Buddhist monks at its zenith.
		After the invasion, and the forced closure and destruction of the monastery, 250 monks managed to escape the holocaust and rebuilt their institution in Karnataka State, India.
		Drepung Loseling was especially close to the Dalai Lama incarnations; the Second Dalai Lama made his residence here in 1494, and subsequent incarnations maintained this link through residence that he later built at Drepung Potrang.
	www.j21c.org /report1.htm (3004 words)

	A Brief History of Drepung Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The great monastery of Drepung (‘Bras-spungs dGon-pa) was founded by Jamyang Chojey Tashi-pelden (‘Jam-dbyangs chos-rje bKra-shis dpal-ldan), a direct disciple of Jey Tsongkhapa (rJe Tsong-kha-pa Blo-bzang grags-pa), the founder of the Gelug Tradition.
		Thus, it was founded according to the Theravadin system of reckoning in the year 1960 after the Parinirvana of Buddha, or according to the Christian system in 1416 A. At that time, Jamyang Chojey was thirty-eight years of age.
		Not only that, but they are also administering vows to those Tibetan youths who aspire to become monks, are admitting them to the monastery, and making available the opportunities for their study and practice according to their wishes.
	www.berzinarchives.com /history_buddhism/brief_history_drepung_monastery.html (1186 words)

	Drepung Gomang Institute - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The original university was founded in Tibet in 1416 AD, and had been a vital part of the community in the Tibetan capital city of Lhasa until the takeover by the Communist Chinese government in 1959 forced many of the monks to flee.
		The Drepung Gomang Institute was established in 2000, and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, working in cooperation with the monks of Drepung Gomang Monastic University.
		With the monks of Drepung Gomang Monastery, DGI offers teachings in Buddhist philosophy and practice; Tibetan language, cultural, and historical studies; and courses in the sacred arts of Tibet.
	www.gomanginstitute.org (438 words)

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