Chetsun Sherab Jungnay
Eleventh century Tibetan Abbot and scholar who founded the Shalu Monastery south of Shigatse, Tibet
About Chetsun Sherab Jungnay
Lived 1100 – 1200. Chetsun Sherab Jungnay was a religious person.
Chetsun Sherab Jungnay was an eleventh-century Tibetan Abbot and scholar who founded the Shalu Monastery 22 km south of Shigatse in Tibet. He reportedly found the site to build the temple in 1040 following advice from his tutor to fire an arrow and trust to the goodness and wisdom of Buddha that it will find the perfect location. Where the arrow landed would become the most central point of the foundations of the monastery.
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Who was Chetsun Sherab Jungnay?
eleventh century Tibetan Abbot and scholar who founded the Shalu Monastery south of Shigatse, Tibet
When was Chetsun Sherab Jungnay born?
Chetsun Sherab Jungnay was born in 1100.
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Chetsun Sherab Jungnay died in 1200.
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Chetsun Sherab Jungnay was a religious person.
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