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27°35′16″N 90°44′16″E / 27.58778°N 90.73778°E
Tamzhing Lhündrup Monastery (Wylie: gtam zhing lhun grub chos gling) in Bumthang District in central Bhutan is a Nyingma gompa in Bhutan. Its temple and monastery are remarkable for their direct connection to the Bhutanese tertön and saint, Pema Lingpa (1450-1521) and his tulkus.[1] It is now the seat of Sungtrul Rinpoche, the current speech incarnation of Pema Lingpa.
Tamzhing consists of a deteriorating temple and a cramped vihara. It supports a body of over 95 Buddhist monks. In March 2012, the monastery was submitted for inscription on the list of World Heritage Sites; it currently resides on the tentative list.[2]
- ^ Sarah Harding (31 July 2003). The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa. Snow Lion Publications. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-55939-967-8.
- ^ "Tamzhing Monastery". UNESCO. Retrieved 18 April 2012.