Menri Monastery
1405 Tibetan monastery, refounded in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Menri Monastery (Tibetan: སྨན་རི་, Wylie: sman ri — "medicine mountain") is the name of a Bon monastery in Tibet that has been refounded in India. The name derives from the medicinal plants and medicinal springs on the mountain.[1] Menri became the leading Bon monastery in the Tibetan cultural region. The abbot of Menri is recognized as the spiritual leader of Bon.
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Bon |
Year consecrated | 1405 |
Location | |
Location | Namling County, Tibet Autonomous Region |
Geographic coordinates | 29.509°N 89.535°E / 29.509; 89.535 |
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Founder | Nyamme Shérap Gyeltsen (Wylie: mnyam med shes rab rgyal mtshan, 1356–1416) |
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