Baiyü County

Baiyü County (Tibetan: དཔལ་ཡུལ།, Wylie: dpal yul rdzong, ZYPY: Baiyü Zong , also Pelyül) (simplified Chinese: 白玉县; traditional Chinese: 白玉縣,; pinyin: Báiyù Báiyù Xiàn) is a county of far western Sichuan province, China, on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Baiyü County

白玉县 · དཔལ་ཡུལ་རྫོང
County
Baiyü
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°13′N 98°49′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureGarzê
Township-level divisions1 town
16 townships
County seatJianshe
Area
 • Total10,386 km2 (4,010 sq mi)
Elevation
3,012 m (9,882 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total41,500
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

The Palyul Monastery is located in Baiyü County as is the Yarchen Monastery and Katok Monastery.

Nyoshul Jonpalung Monastery (སྨྱོ་ཤུལ་ལྗོན་པ་ལུང་དགོན།; 辽西寺 / 辽西圆林; Liáoxī Sì / Liáoxī yuánlín), founded by Khenpo Ngaga (1879-1941) in 1910, is located in the county's Dzin Valley of Tromtar. It is a Nyingma monastery which is considered a branch of Katok.[1]

Adzom Gön Monastery (Anzom, Anzom Chogar, 'od gsal theg mchog gling, Osel Tekchok Ling, Osal Tegchogling) is another branch of Katok in the Tromtar (romkok (khrom tar / khrom khog) region.[2] The founder, Adzom Drukpa Drondul Pawo Dorje (a 'dzom 'brug pa 'gro 'dul dpa' bo rdo rje) was born in 1842 in Tashi Dungkargang in the Tromtar region.[3]

Tromge Monastery (Tromge Gon khrom dge dgon; 昌根寺; Chānggēn Sì) was founded in 1275 in the Tromtar Valley. It is a branch of Katok Monastery.[4][5] Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa (1901-1975) entered Tromge Monastery at age 11.[6] Tromge Monastery School was established in the 2000s to provide a traditional education to about two dozen students.[7]

Towns and Townships
  • Jianshe Town (建设镇)
  • Jinsha Township (金沙乡)
  • Ronggai Township (绒盖乡)
  • Zhangdu Township (章都乡)
  • Marong Township (麻绒乡)
  • Hepo Township (河坡乡)
  • Rejia Township (热加乡)
  • Denglong Township (登龙乡)
  • Zengke Township (赠科乡)
  • Acha Township (阿察乡)
  • Maqiong Township (麻邛乡)
  • Liaoxi Township (辽西乡)
  • Nata Township (纳塔乡)
  • Anzi Township (安孜乡)
  • Gaiyu Township (盖玉乡)
  • Shama Township (沙马乡)
  • Shanyan Township (山岩乡)

Climate

References
  1. "Nyoshul Jonpalung Monastery". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  2. "Adzom Gar". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  3. Gardner, Alexander (2009). "The First Adzom Drukpa, Drodul Pawo Dorje". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  4. "Tromge Gon". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  5. "Chagdud Gonpa – Associates". chagdudgonpa.org. 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  6. Dorje, Sangngak (2013). "Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  7. "Tromge Monastery School | Chagdud Gonpa Amrita Seattle". amritaseattle.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.


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