Dorje Drak Monastery
E1047460
Dorje Drak Monastery is one of the six great Nyingma monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned as a major center for the Northern Treasures (Byangter) tantric tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorje Drak Monastery canonical | 1 |
| Dorje Drak Rigdzin seat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13430023 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dorje Drak Monastery Context triple: [Nyingma school, associatedWith, Dorje Drak Monastery]
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A.
Dhankar Monastery
Dhankar Monastery is an ancient cliffside Buddhist gompa in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley, renowned for its dramatic location overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin rivers.
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B.
Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery is one of Tibet’s largest and historically most important Gelug Buddhist monasteries, located on the outskirts of Lhasa.
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C.
Dechen Phodrang Monastery
Dechen Phodrang Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastic and educational institution in Bhutan, renowned for its ancient murals and role in training young monks.
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D.
Phugtal Monastery
Phugtal Monastery is a remote Buddhist monastery in the Zanskar region of Ladakh, India, dramatically built into the mouth of a cliffside cave and known for its ancient cave complex and isolation.
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E.
Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery is one of the great Gelug university monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned for its monastic debates and historic role as a major religious and educational center near Lhasa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dorje Drak Monastery Target entity description: Dorje Drak Monastery is one of the six great Nyingma monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned as a major center for the Northern Treasures (Byangter) tantric tradition.
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A.
Dhankar Monastery
Dhankar Monastery is an ancient cliffside Buddhist gompa in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley, renowned for its dramatic location overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin rivers.
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B.
Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery is one of Tibet’s largest and historically most important Gelug Buddhist monasteries, located on the outskirts of Lhasa.
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C.
Dechen Phodrang Monastery
Dechen Phodrang Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastic and educational institution in Bhutan, renowned for its ancient murals and role in training young monks.
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D.
Phugtal Monastery
Phugtal Monastery is a remote Buddhist monastery in the Zanskar region of Ladakh, India, dramatically built into the mouth of a cliffside cave and known for its ancient cave complex and isolation.
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E.
Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery is one of the great Gelug university monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned for its monastic debates and historic role as a major religious and educational center near Lhasa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
Nyingma monastery ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist monastery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Northern Treasures tertöns
ⓘ
Rigdzin Godem ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist monasteries in Tibet
ⓘ
Nyingma monasteries ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ngari Panchen Pema Wangyal ⓘ |
| foundingTradition | Northern Treasures lineage ⓘ |
| function |
monastic education center
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Nyingma ecclesiastical hierarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Nyingma school
|
| hasArchitectureStyle | Tibetan Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
lay practitioners
ⓘ
monks ⓘ |
| hasMonasticCollege | yes ⓘ |
| hasReincarnateLineage | yes ⓘ |
| hasRitualCalendar | Tibetan lunar calendar ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Dorje Drak Rigdzin seat
ⓘ
linked to:
Dorje Drak Monastery
|
| heritage | Tibetan cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
religious festivals
ⓘ
tantric empowerment ceremonies ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Six great Nyingma monasteries ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Classical Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lhoka Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Drakchi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yarlung Tsangpo River ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmaputra
|
| notableFor |
Northern Treasures (Byangter) teachings
ⓘ
esoteric tantric transmissions ⓘ scripture preservation ⓘ |
| practices |
Dzogchen teachings
ⓘ
tantric rituals ⓘ |
| region | Himalayas ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Nyingma school
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
major center for Northern Treasures tantric tradition
ⓘ
seat of Northern Treasures lineage ⓘ |
| school |
Vajrayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| spiritualHeadTitle | Dorje Drak Rigdzin ⓘ |
| tradition |
Byangter
ⓘ
Northern Treasures ⓘ |
| usesScripture |
Kangyur
ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan Kangyur
Northern Treasures revealed texts ⓘ Tengyur ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dorje Drak Monastery Description of subject: Dorje Drak Monastery is one of the six great Nyingma monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned as a major center for the Northern Treasures (Byangter) tantric tradition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dorje Drak Monastery