Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t32: dgon lung dgon
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t32
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dgon lung dgon
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dgon lung dgon is a well-known temple of dge lugs pa of Tibetan Buddhism and one of four major temples of Huangbei, Qinghai. Dgon lung dgon is located in present-day Wushi Village, Huzhu County, Qinghai Province and it is named as dgon lung byams pa gling in full. Qing Emperor renamed it “Youning Temple”.
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In 1604, the fourth Dalai Lama Yoindain Gyaco despatched rgyal sras don yod chos kyi rgya mtsho (birth and death unknown) to build dgon lung dgon in Amdo and serve as an abbot. He taught gzhung-po-ti lnga to monks and preached the teachings and ritual practices of Vbras spungs dgon across Amdo.
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In 1710, the second Akiyoshi Buddha lcang skya ngag dbang blo bzang chos ldan (1642-1714) invited the first Vjam-dbyngs-bzhad-pa vjam dbyang sngag dbang brtson vgrus (1648-1721) to found sngags pa grwa tshang and impose religious ritual practices in accordance with the canons of Gyudmed in Lhasa, making dgon lung dgon a large temple renowned for the compatibility of Tantric Buddhism and Exoteric Buddhism.
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In the heyday, dgon lung dgon housed 7,700 monks, outnumbering Sku vbum dgon. It founded tshan nyid grwa tshang, rgyud pa grwa tshang, dus vkhor grwa tshangand sman pa grwa tshang, built over 20 mansions for eminent monks and living
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*The Main Assembly Hall at the Guolong Temple, Qinghai, China*
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Buddha including five large nang chen (lcang sky, thuvu bkwan, sum pa, chu bzang and rgyal sras) and nine small nang chen and had 49 branch temples across Qinghai (Huzhu, Datong and Ledou) and Gansu (Tianzhu, Sunan and Zhangye) as well as some branch temples in Xinjiang and northeast China.
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Many celebrated Buddhist historians came from dgon lung dgon and gave a historical portrayal of Brahmanism and Buddhism in India. The third Songba Buddha sum pa ye shes dpal vbyor (1704-1788) compiled chos vbyung dpag bsam ljon bsang which elaborated the evolution of Indian Buddhism. The third Tuguan Buddha thuvu bkwan blo bzang chos kyi nyi ma (1737-1802) wrote grub mthav thams cad kyi vbyung khungs dang vdod tshul ston pa legs bshad shel gyi me lung, also known as thuvu bkwangrub mthav, which classified the philosophical schools of different religions (including Brahmanism in India) and expound on the evolution and doctrines of different Buddhist sects in a concise way.
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(*Kalsang gyal*)