Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t37.6

v1.c7.s3.t37.6

In 1760, the birthday of Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager happened to coincide with the quelling of Northwest Frontier Rebellion by Manchu troops and thus Emperor Qianlong issued an edict of building Puyou Temple beside Puning Temple to have celebration. Puyou Temple was renowned as *sutra* academy for studying Buddhism and cultural knowledge and it founded mtshan nyid grwa tshang, sngags pa grwa tshang, dus vkhor grwa tshang, and sman pa grwa tshang. Monks participated in statutory Buddhist activities and they studied and practiced the doctrines of *Tantra*, Exoteric Buddhism and rig gnas che chung bcu including Tibetan medicine, astronomy and calendar.