Ngorpa

The Ngorpa division of the Sakya sect (ངོར་པ་) from the THL Tibetan Religions and Sects Encyclopedia

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Summary

The Sakya tradition remained more or less unitary until 1429, when the monastery of Ngor Evam Chöden (ngor e bam chos ldan) was founded by the great Sakya scholar Ngorchen Künga Zangpo (kun dga' bzang po, 1382-1444) in Tsang (gtsang) not far from Zhikatsé (gzhis ka rtse). From this point on, Ngor emerged as a distinctive sub-sect with many monasteries considering themselves affiliated with Ngor rather Sakya proper. This includes the famous Degé Gönchen Lhündrup Teng (sde dge dgon chen lhun grub steng (?)) and its associated printery. Indeed, Ngor eventually emerged as the dynamic center of the Sakya tradition. (Ronald Davidson – June 21, 2004)

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