Qualla: Palpung Monastery https://qualla.com/palpung-monastery en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:37 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/j/w/k/palpung-monastery-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Palpung Monastery https://qualla.com/palpung-monastery Palpung Monastery: Introduction https://qualla.com/palpung-monastery/ Photo credit NoGhost, CC BY-SA 4.0. The name means "glorious union of study and practice," and Palpung Monastery has spent nearly three centuries trying to live up to it. Founded in 1727 in a remote valley of Dege County, western Sichuan, this is the mother monastery of the Karma Kagyu tradition in Kham and the historic seat of the Tai Situ incarnation line. It is also the place where the ecumenical Rime movement found its center, where Karmapas were enthroned before traveling to their primary seat in central Tibet, and where roughly 800 monks still live today, maintaining a tradition that has survived political upheaval and geographic isolation alike.

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/j/w/k/palpung-monastery-wp/wjwk-palpung-monastery-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Palpung Monastery: Roots in 12th-Century Kham https://qualla.com/palpung-monastery/ Photo credit Dave Kleinschmidt, CC BY-SA 2.0. Palpung's origins stretch back to the 12th century, when the earliest religious community was established at the site in Babang Township. The monastery as it exists today was founded in 1727 by the 8th Tai Situ Panchen, known as Situ Panchen, with the patronage of the Dharma King...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/j/w/k/palpung-monastery-wp/wjwk-palpung-monastery-roots-in-12th-century-kham.mp3 0:06 2 full Palpung Monastery: Where Karmapas Were Crowned https://qualla.com/palpung-monastery/ Photo credit Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0. The relationship between Palpung and the Karmapa lineage runs deep. The Karmapas and the Tai Situpas have been connected for centuries, alternating roles as master and disciple across successive incarnations. Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa, was enthroned first at Palpung ...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/j/w/k/palpung-monastery-wp/wjwk-palpung-monastery-where-karmapas-were-crowned.mp3 0:06 3 full Palpung Monastery: Flight Context https://qualla.com/palpung-monastery/ Photo credit Dave Kleinschmidt, CC BY-SA 2.0. Located at 31.65°N, 98.80°E in Babang Township, Dege County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, western Sichuan. Elevation approximately 3,800 meters (12,500 feet). The monastery complex is situated in a valley surrounded by high grasslands. Nearest airport is Chamdo Bangda Airport (ZUBD) approximately 200 km to the west. The exile seat, Palpung Sherabling, is located near Baijnath in Himachal Pradesh, India, accessible via Gaggal Airport (VIGG).

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/j/w/k/palpung-monastery-wp/wjwk-palpung-monastery-flight-and-rebuilding.mp3 0:06 4 full Palpung Monastery: Three Hundred Branches, One Root https://qualla.com/palpung-monastery/ Photo credit Dave Kleinschmidt, CC BY-SA 2.0. The Palpung congregation today encompasses more than 180 monasteries and temples across Tibetan and Chinese districts, with an additional 300 branch institutions worldwide spanning Europe, North America, Oceania, and Asia. Its European seat is Palpung Yeshe Chokhor Ling Europe. B...

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