Khenpo Kunga Sangpo

Dabpa Dragnak Norbuling Monastery

I would like to write here a brief introduction of Dabpa Draknag Norbuling Monastery which abides close to the supreme holy place of the three lords.

Surrounded by the great range of Tibet's Himalayan mountains, under the Eastern land of Dotod Pobor Gang beside the holy snow mountains known as Dhappa Gangkar Rigsum Gonpo, the place of Manjushri, Chenrezig and Channa Dorje, the foundation is made up of indestructable vajra rock upon which Dapnag Norbuling is situated and from which came numerous holy people who attained realisation of the paths and stages. It is said that because of the power of this holy land, those without realisation or experiance cannot abide to stay there for long. The surrounding mountains appear in many predictions of great scolars and it is also said thet there are many treasures hidden there.
Dakas and Dakkinis assemble there where healing waters and herbal medicines and special trees are found. The name Dabpa comes from when Guru Rinpoche travelled throughout Tibet and he said that this place resembled a leaf of the thirtythree god realm, since then it has been called Leaf of Thirties by the old people.
The people here dwell together like the Four Harmonious (Animals). On the hill behind the monastery people can clearly see the syllable DHI, the seed syllable of Manjushri, to the North you can see the eight auspicious syllables
and in front one can see a dragon thundering gloriously, and this is a holy place of the Dharma Protector Mahakala. It is said that through the blessing and power of the Dharma Protector the monastery has never been damaged. To the right is the place known as Jewel Hill which is considered to be a holy place of Hevajra having the eight corner symbols of the eight goddesses.
Throughout this land round, square, semi-circular and triangular stones and earth can be found which represent peaceful, expannding, powerful and wrathful energies.
Draknag Norbuling was founded by Dechen Chopel Odzer over seven hundred years ago, when he came to this place carrying a vase, a stupa of black bronze and an image of Amitayus riding a deer. He saw this place endowed with all of these abundant qualities and built this monastery on this stable lion-throne.
It is 4038 feet above sea level and ten kilometers from Dhappa (Daocheng), and ancient holy statues, images, scriptures, stupas and numerous beautiful wall murals can be seen at the monastery. At present there are more than 100 resident Lamas and monks. The fame of this auspicious place attracts greater and greater numbers of visitors from around the world.

This was written at the request of the monastery residents to meet the needs of the tourists and guests by Khenpo Kunga Sangpo - who gathered this knowledge together from the old people of the place - on the first day of the second month of the year of the wood bird. May happiness and auspiciousness pervade.