Benchen Monastery
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Benchen Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
. It is the seat of the Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoches.
Benchen Monastery was founded by the 4th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche, Gelek Gyamtso in the Kham
region of Tibet
. During the Cultural Revolution, both the main monastery as well as the summer retreat were destroyed. In the early 80's with the help of Chime Rinpoche, some monks in the Tibetan diaspora built a tributive summer retreat in Kathmandu, Nepal
(Yarnä Lhakhang). Since 1997, the main shrine hall is under construction under the guidance of the 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche and the 3rd Tenga Rinpoche
.
Reproduced with courtesy of www.benchen.org for Wikipedia
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. It is the seat of the Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoches.
Benchen Monastery was founded by the 4th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche, Gelek Gyamtso in the Kham
Kham
Kham , is a historical region covering a land area largely divided between present-day Tibetan Autonomous Region and Sichuan province, with smaller portions located within Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces of China. During the Republic of China's rule over mainland China , most of the region was...
region of Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
. During the Cultural Revolution, both the main monastery as well as the summer retreat were destroyed. In the early 80's with the help of Chime Rinpoche, some monks in the Tibetan diaspora built a tributive summer retreat in Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
(Yarnä Lhakhang). Since 1997, the main shrine hall is under construction under the guidance of the 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche and the 3rd Tenga Rinpoche
Tenga Rinpoche
Tenga Rinpoche is a Tibetan teacher in the Karma Kagyu tradition.Born in Kham in 1932, Tenga Rinpoche was recognized as a reincarnation of Lama Samten at the age of seven....
.
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