Narshi Gonpa
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Nangzhik Gompa or Nangshuk Gompa (locally pronounced "Narshi" or "Nogi" Gompa), formerly known as Gyelten Phuntsoling, (pinyin
: Langyisi), is a Tibetan
monastery of the Bon sect in Aba or Ngawa City, in Sichuan
, China
. It is about a 4 km walk up a shortcut to reach the monastery on a hill to the north of the town. On a hill to the east is another Bon monastery named Togden or Topgyel which has a large chorten nearby.
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Langyisi), is a Tibetan
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
monastery of the Bon sect in Aba or Ngawa City, in Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, China
China
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. It is about a 4 km walk up a shortcut to reach the monastery on a hill to the north of the town. On a hill to the east is another Bon monastery named Togden or Topgyel which has a large chorten nearby.