Tr i t enNor but s eMonas t er y Tr i t enNor but s eMonas t er yi nKat hmandu,Nepal wasf oundedbyH. E.Yongdz i nLoponT enz i n NamdakRi npoc hei n1987.I ti soneoft he t womai nBonmonas t er i esout s i deofTi bet . Abeaut i f ul monas t er ybui l ti nt oRani Bhan~ QueenFor es t .Asy oudr i v et oi t sl oc at i on i t enNor but s es t andsouti nal l i t sgl or y .You Tr c anf eel t hebl es s i ngsofT onpaShenr abpour down t hev er yl ongel ev at ed,appr ox i mat el y 172s t ephi ghs t ai rway . Yous eemanyGes hesands t udent sdr es s edi nt hei rmar oonr obes . Somewi t hy el l ow,ot her swi t hbl ue,wi s hi ngy ouT as hi Del egand gi v i ngy ouawar m wel c omes mi l e.
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Theor gi nal Tr i t enNor but s e Monas t er yi nTi betwasf oundedi nt he 14t hc ent ur ybyt hegr and BönpoMas t erShenNy i maGy al t s en,bor n1360AD,a des c endantoft heShenl i ni age,t hel i neageofBuddhaT onpa Shenr ab,t hef ounderofBön.I twass eenast hepr emi r eBön c ul t ur al andr el i gi ouseduc at i onc ent eroft heunbr ok enl i ni agei nTi bet . Sadl y ,t hemonas t er ywasdes t r oy eddur i ngt heCul t ur al Rev ol ut i on.
Thebl es s i ngsofT onpaShenr abar ev er ys t r ongwi t hbot hTr i t enNor but s eMonas t er i es . Hi sEmi nenc e, Yongdz i nLoponT enz i nNamdakRi npoc he,c ont i nues t heBön c ul t ur al andr el i gi ouseduc at i onoft heunbr ok enl i ni ageofTi betby pr es er v i ngandr es t or i ngt heBönCul t ur eandr el i goust eac hi ngs , Hi sEmi nenc ebui l tTr i t enNor but s eMonas t er yt obeoneoft hemai n s our c esf ors t udent st hek nowl edgeand pr ac t i c eofBönt os t udent sal l ov ert hewor l d. I n1996,as pec i al Ges he,KhenpoT enpa Yungdr ung,wasappoi nt edasPonl ob, Pr i nc i pl eT eac her ,atTr i t enNor but s e,and c ont i nuedt hes t r ongeduc at i onofBön wi t ht hes t udent satTr i t enNor but s e. Wi t ht hebl es s i ngofHi sHol i nes st hel at e33r ds Menr i Tr i z i nandHi s Emi nenc eYongdz i nT enz i nNamdakRi npoc he,KhenpoT enpa Yungdr ungwasappoi nt edasabbotofTr i t enNor but s eand c ont i nuest obr i ngt het r ueeduc at i onofBönt ot hemonk s . Hec ont i uest opr ov i deac ompr ehens i v eandr i gor ouss t udyoft he Bönt eac hi ngsandt r adi t i ons . Copi edf r om Tr i t enNor but s eWebs i t e
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