Phyang

Type of object

Gompa

Name

Phyang

Other names

Pheyang, Phiyang, Gangon Tashi Chodzong

Area

Ladakh

Region

Dolina Inda zahodno od Leha

Founder

Chosje Dharma Kunga Takpa, Tashijev "mulaguru".

Important monks, nuns, yogis, yoginis, and other teachers who visited the monastery

School

Drigung

Surroundings

Interior

Številne poslikave, nekatere naj bi naslikali kašmirski mojstri v 14. st.

Date of creation/first use

1500

End date

1599

Role or primary purpose

Prva drigungpa gompa v Ladakhu

Sources and literature

Snellgrove, David in Skorupski, Tadeusz. The cultural heritage of Ladakh. Vol. 1: Central Ladakh. Warminster: Aris & Phillips LTD, 1977, str. 123. Gibbons, Bob in Pritchard-Jones, Sian. Ladakh. Land of Magical Monasteries. Varanasi: Pilgrims Publishing, 2006, str. 147. Paldan, Thupstan. A Guide to the Buddhist Monasteries and Royal Castles of Ladakh. 2019, str. 19, 21. Ahluwalia, H. P. S. Hermit Kingdom Ladakh. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1980, str. 175. Jina, Prem Singh. Some Monasteries of Drigung Pa Order in Central Ladakh. New Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, str. ix.