The Treasury of Lives

Nyenyo Jagoshong is a Sakya monastery in Tashigang, Tsang. It was founded by Paṇchen Bumdrak Sumpa in 1490.

Nyamyo Jashong Monastery was a Sakya monastery in Tsang. Labsum Gyeltsen was ordained there in 1570.

Sengge Shong Magotsang is an important Geluk monastery in the Rebkong region of Amdo. Founded in the seventeenth century at a site that was initially a Nyingma temple, Sengge Shong Magotsang contains murals and detailed architectural ornamentation that managed to survive the cultural revolution, during which it was used as a grainery. As of 1990, it was home to 170 monks, among them many artists who create work in the famous Rebkong style. The surrounding village is also home to many artists. 

Sengge Shong Yago, a Geluk monastery in the Rebkong region of Amdo, was founded in 1385 by the Seventh Rebkong Kyabgon. The monastery was home to 200 monks in the 1950's. By 1990, 100 had returned. The gathering hall contains impressive architectural details and murals and an adjacent temple contains statues of Shakyamuni Buddha. 

Yershong is a Geluk monastery near Trika township in Amdo. It was founded in 1696 by Ngakrampa Jamyang Lodro, who became known as the First Yeshong.

The Shong family originated from Bongra village in Chelung Shar (spyad lung/dpyad lung/bcad lung shar), Lato Lho (la stod lho). Today, Bongra is known as Labrang Bongra (bla brang bong ra) or Bonglhe (bong lhas) in Khagyu (kha rgyu) village, located in Zurtso (zur mtsho), Nyalam County. The Shong family's members include the important translators Shong Lodro Tenpa and Shong Dorje Gyeltsen.