Tango Monastery

Tango Monastery
TangoMonastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
SectDrukpa Kagyu School
DeityHayagriva
FestivalsYarney
Leadership7th Tri Rinpoche
Location
LocationThimpu Valley, Thimpu district, Bhutan
CountryBhutan
Tango Monastery is located in Bhutan
Tango Monastery
Location within Bhutan
Geographic coordinates27°35′34.99″N 89°38′19.59″E / 27.5930528°N 89.6387750°E / 27.5930528; 89.6387750
Architecture
StyleDzong
Founder13th century by Lama Gyalwa Lhanampa
Date establishedIn 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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  2. ^ "Bhutan 2008: Celebrating 100 years of Monarchy". Government of Bhutan. Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
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  4. ^ Lama Dhampa. "A Brief history of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel". kinlayg, Paro College of Education. Retrieved 2010-04-17.[permanent dead link]