Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t31.2
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t31.2
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In 1612, vod zer rgya mtsho founded mtshan nyi grwa tshang under the order of the fourth Dalai Lama and served as an abbot. By embracing the canon of vbras sungs dgon, he taught gzhung-po-ti lnga of Extoretic Buddhism and named the temple, skv vbum byams pa gling with the meaning of Maitreya Island. Sku vbum dgon is derived from original temple name.