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The Thegchog Namdrol Shedrub Dargye Ling(བོད་ཡིག ཐེག་མཆོག་རྣམ་གྲོལ་བཤད་སྒྲུབ་དར་རྒྱས་གླིང་།) (Wylie: theg mchog rnam grol bshad sgrub dar rgyas gling), informally known as Namdroling Monastery (or ನಮ್ಡ್ರೋಲಿಂಗ್ ವಿಹಾರ, Namdroling Vihara) is the largest teaching center of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. Located in Bylakuppe, part of the Mysuru district of the state of Karnataka, the monastery is home to a sangha community of more than five thousand monks and nuns and qualified teachers, a junior high school named Yeshe Wodsal Sherab Raldri Ling, a Buddhist philosophy college or shedra for both monks and nuns, a home for the elderly, and a hospital.




History


The monastery was established by the 11th throneholder of the Palyul lineage, the 3rd Drubwang Padma Norbu Rinpoche in 1963. It was founded after his 1959 escape from Tibet which was also prompted by the 1957 arrest of Palyul's then-head Khenpo, the 4th Karma Kuchen, who was tortured to death by China's forces by 1958.
The Palyul Monastery and it 400 branches is considered one of the Nyingma school's "Six Mother Monasteries" in Tibet, before China's forces demolished the monastery and its branches in the late 1950s. Palyul Monastery's reconstruction by Penor Rinpoche began in the late 1970s, and by 1983 Penor Rinpoche was again giving teachings and ordaining sangha members in Tibet.
Namdroling Monastery is considered a seat of Palyul Monastery's lineage in exile.
The monastery's full formal name is Thegchog Namdrol Shedrub Dargyeling, but it's called "Namdrolling or Namdroling" for short. Its initial structure was a temple constructed from bamboo, covering an area of approximately 80 square feet (7.4 m2) and its founder Penor Rinpoche lived in a tent. Namdroling was carved into the jungle that the Indian government granted to Tibetans in exile for their resettlement. The initial challenges included rampaging elephants, a lack of roads and of funds, and other tropical dangers.

From these humble beginnings, Namdroling has grown into the largest Nyingma school monastery in the world.




Branches


Namdroling Jr. High School (Yeshe Wodsal Sherab Raldri Ling)
Ngagyur Nyingma Institute (NNI)
Ngagyur Rigzod Editorial Committee (NREC)
Rigzod Computer Section (RCS)
Palyul Dictionary Editorial Committee
Padma Mani Translation Committee (PMTC)
Ngagyur Nyingma Research Center (NNRC)
Ngagyur Nyingma Nunnery (NNN)
Ngagyur Nyingma Nunnery Institute (NNNI)
Tshogyal Editorial Committee (TEC)
Samtan Odsalling Retreat Center
Nunnery Retreat Center (Drub Nyi Gatshal Ling)
TT Daycare Medical Center (TTDCMC)
PDL Guest House




Dharma Centres Around the Globe


Canada
Ogyan Osel Chodzong Monastery & Retreat Centre
Ottawa Palyul Center - Dhonyag Shedrup Ling
Palyul Namdroling Foundation
Palyul Pema mani Center
The Palyul Foundation of Canada
Hong Kong
Penor Rinpoche Charity Foundation Ltd.
India
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling, Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh
Palyul Namdroling Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
Tsechu Association, Darjeeling
Indonesia
Palyul Nyingma Indonesia
Macau
Macau Palyul Centre
Malaysia
Nyingma Palyul Buddhist Association Selangor and Kuala Lumpur
Yayasan Pema Norbu Vihara
Nepal
Nyingma Palyul Orgyen Dorje Chholing Monastery
Nyingma Palyul Retreat Centre
Palyul Thegchog Wodsel Choling
The Philippines
Philippine Palyul Centre
Singapore
Palyul Nyingma Buddhist Association
Taiwan
Palyul Nyingmapa Buddhist Centre
Sheng Keng Palyul Centre
Shien Tein Palyul Centre
Taichung Palyul Centre
Tainan Palyul Centre
Taipei Palyul Centre
Taiwan Nyingmapa Palyul Namdroling Buddhist Association
USA
Namdroling Montana, MT
Nyingma Palyul Dharma Centre, NY
Palyul Changchub Choling, FL
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling, CA
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling, MD
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling, TX
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling, VA
Palyul Changchub Dargyeyling Buddhist Study & Meditation Centre, OH
The Palyul Retreat Centre, NY




Buildings - Timeline


On 17 February 1978, the Buddhist College ("Shedra") was constructed and completed.
A new temple, the "Padmasambhava Buddhist Vihara" (known by locals as the "Golden Temple") was inaugurated on 24 September 1999. The temple has space for several thousand monks.
27 November 1993, the Ngagyur Nyingma Nunnery mTsho-rGyal bShad-Drub Dargyas-Ling was established.
In 2004 Zangdog Palri Temple a temple to the main Nyingma (old school) Buddha, Guru Rinpoche was built and inaugurated on 13 December of that year.
As of 2016, the lodging facilities alone for the school include three buildings with over 200 rooms. The population fluctuates as monks attend or complete studies at Namdroling. A recent census had the population in excess of 4,000 monks and 800 nuns.




Ceremonies


Namdroling Monastery hosts several ceremonies yearly. Of particular interest is Tibetan New Year (Losar), based on the Lunar Calendar; dates are not static but usually occurring in the months of February or March. The monastery hosts traditional Lama Dances, oversize Thankga hanging from the sides of its buildings, as well as solemn processions throughout the monastery grounds spanning approximately two weeks.




See also


Namdroling Monastery in India
Palyul Centers: Namdroling Monastery, South India




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References






Further reading


Zangpo, Tsering Lama Jampal (1988), A Garland of Immortal Wish-Fulfilling Trees, Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. ISBN 0-937938-64-5, ISBN 978-0-937938-64-5
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche (2005), "A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage", Junction City, CA: Padma Publishing. ISBN 978-1-881847-41-0




External links



Namdroling Monastery in India
Palyul Centers: Namdroling Monastery, South India

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