DZONG KONGMA, Dzongkhul

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A modified natural, sacred cave or rock shelter (temple cave) which contains statues (Naropa, Vajradhara) and, among other frescoes (note 1), a painting (by Zhadpar Dorje, son of Drupchen Nawang Tsering) which shows Milarepa, the famous Tibetan Buddhist song writer, poet and teacher, singing (right hand at his right ear) in a cave. SITUATION: The troglodyte hermitage retreat Dzong Kongma is situated next to the cave of –>Naropa at Dzongkhul (note 2). The cave monastery of the southern branch of the Drukpa Kargyupa school is situated in the valley of the Argatse Tokpo (HIRSCHBERG 1977, 1980, 1987: 208) or Bardur (AMS sheet NI43-12 Martselang, U502 series, 1963 edition) on the way from Kishtwar (note 3) via the pass (5342 m asl) Umasi La / Bardur La to the right (south-west) bank of Doda River, which joins (confluence N33°31': E076°56') the Zanskar (Zaskar, Zangskar) River between the villages of Phe (N33°38': E076°43') and Ating (20 houses, school, near N33°36': E076°44').A modified natural, sacred cave or rock shelter (temple cave) which contains statues (Naropa, Vajradhara) and, among other frescoes (note 1), a painting (by Zhadpar Dorje, son of Drupchen Nawang Tsering) which shows Milarepa, the famous Tibetan Buddhist song writer, poet and teacher, singing (right hand at his right ear) in a cave. SITUATION: The troglodyte hermitage retreat Dzong Kongma is situated next to the cave of –>Naropa at Dzongkhul (note 2). The cave monastery of the southern branch of the Drukpa Kargyupa school is situated in the valley of the Argatse Tokpo (HIRSCHBERG 1977, 1980, 1987: 208) or Bardur (AMS sheet NI43-12 Martselang, U502 series, 1963 edition) on the way from Kishtwar (note 3) via the pass (5342 m asl) Umasi La / Bardur La to the right (south-west) bank of Doda River, which joins (confluence N33°31': E076°56') the Zanskar (Zaskar, Zangskar) River between the villages of Phe (N33°38': E076°43') and Ating (20 houses, school, near N33°36': E076°44').