Surmang

As Surmang today two major monasteries, namely Surmang Namgyel Tse ( Tib. rnam rgyal for mang rtse ) and are Surmang Dütsi Thil ( Tib: for mang bdud rtsi mthil ), and two smaller monasteries in Autonomous County Yüru'u of Tibetans in Qinghai Province called the People's Republic of China. The name Surmang goes back to the name of a tribe in the area.

Importance

On the Surmang monasteries one direction goes back within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism ( Vajrayana ): Surmang Kagyu. Surmang was one of the three monastic complexes, which were engaged in the secular rule in Yüru'u.

In this monastery complex located Surmang Kagyu, its own direction developed within the Kagyu school, which in turn Kamtshang the Kagyu school ( Tib: bka came tshang ' brgyud ) is to be allocated.

At the time of its heyday Surmang had over a thousand monks and six minor monasteries.

Surmang Namgyel Tse

Surmang Namgyel Tse is located in the municipality in the district Maozhuang Nangchen in the district Yüru'u Qinghai Province, south of the river Ziqu He and Mase Togden ( Tib: rma se rtogs ldan ) was established in 1414 (* 1386 ) founded a students of the fifth Karmapa, Deshin Shegpa ( Tib. de bzhin gshegs pa) ( 1386-1415 ).

Surmang Dütsi Thil

Surmang Dütsi Thil is located in the village of Xiao Sumang in 4251 meters above sea level on the northern bank of the river. Tibetan ' Dütsi ' corresponds Amrita Sanskrit, meaning " nectar " or " elixir ", after the nectar, which is to be shed during the ceremony for the founding of a monastery on the mountain slope.

In the 1940s, lived in Surmang Dütsi Thil hundred monks.

In 1981, work began on reconstruction or the restoration of the monastery. The number of monks was officially set at thirty, actually there are about sixty.