Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t29.4

v1.c7.s3.t29.4

In 1466, gnyal ston dpal vbyor lhun grub (1427-1514), a disciple of eminent monk kun mkhyen blo gros rin chen seng ge from vbras sungs dgon founded an academy of byes grwa tshang and established high reputation among monks. Hence, monks from rgya grwa tshang and vbrom steng grwa tshang were attracted to study and practice at byes grwa tshang and promote its development. Till 1705, se ra theg dgon formed the temple layout consisting of three academies namely smad pa, yes and stod pa.