Yerpa
Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Lhasa, Tibet, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yerpa (also known as Brag Yer-pa, Drak Yerpa, Druk Yerpa, Dagyeba, Dayerpa and Trayerpa) is a monastery and a number of ancient meditation caves that used to house about 300 monks, located a short drive to the east of Lhasa, Tibet.[1]
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Tibetan transcription(s) Tibetan: གཡེར་པ Wylie transliteration: g•yer pa Pronunciation in IPA: [[jeːpa]] Official transcription (China): Yêrba Chinese transcription(s) Traditional: 葉巴 Simplified: 叶巴 Pinyin: Yèbā | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Sect | Gelug |
Location | |
Location | Yerpa Valley, Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
Geographic coordinates | 29°44.87′N 91°16.83′E |
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Founder | Songtsen Gampo and Trisong Detsen |
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