Nartang is a Kadampa monastery that was founded in 1153 in Tsang by Tumton Lodro Drakpa. It was renowned for its printing press and extensive library of wood-blocks. It was made a branch of Tashilhunpo Monastery in the seventeenth century.
Nartang is a Kadampa monastery that was founded in 1153 in Tsang by Tumton Lodro Drakpa. It was renowned for its printing press and extensive library of wood-blocks. It was made a branch of Tashilhunpo Monastery in the seventeenth century.
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