Tibet: Tsurpu Monastery

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Tsurpu Monastery was founded by the 1st Karmapa Dusum Kyenpa (1110-1193) in 1159. The Karmapas are a line of successive teachers aknowledged as the first lineage of reincarnating lamas in Tibetan Buddhism. The main seat of the Karmapa is Tsurpu Monastery, north-west of Lhasa, and the specific tradition is known as the Kamtsang Kagyu (Karma Kagyu).

Teacher (Lama)
Karmapa 1, Dusum Kyenpa
Founder

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