Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t26.1

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Xiaqiong Monastery (bya khyung dgon) is a famous monastery of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism and its full name is “dpal ldan bya khyung theg chen yon tan dar rgyas gling”. Located at Chafu Town, Hualong Hui Nationality Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, it was first constructed in 1349. At first it belonged to Kadam and later was converted into Gelug. Because Master Tsongkhapa became a monk in Xiaqiong Monastery during his early years, acknowledging Chos rje don grub rin chen as his master, Xiaqiong Monastery got a reputation as ‘the ancestor temple’ of the Gelug sect.