| Tango Monastery | |
|---|---|
 TangoMonastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Drukpa Kagyu School |
| Deity | Hayagriva |
| Festivals | Yarney |
| Leadership | 7th Tri Rinpoche |
| Location | |
| Location | Thimpu Valley, Thimpu district, Bhutan |
| Country | Bhutan |
  Location within Bhutan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°35′34.99″N 89°38′19.59″E / 27.5930528°N 89.6387750°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Dzong |
| Founder | 13th century by Lama Gyalwa Lhanampa |
| Date established | In 1688 by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye |
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The Tango Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the north of the capital city of Thimphu in Bhutan, near Cheri Mountain. It was founded by Phajo Drugom Zhigpo (1184? - 1251?) in the 13th century and built in its present form by Tenzin Rabgye, the 4th Temporal Ruler in 1688.[1] In 1616, the Tibetan lama Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal meditated in its cave. The self-emanated form of the wrathful Hayagriva is deified in the monastery. It belongs to the Drukpa Kagyu School of Buddhism in Bhutan.[2][3][4]
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- ^ Lama Dhampa. "A Brief history of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel". kinlayg, Paro College of Education. Retrieved 2010-04-17.[permanent dead link]