Horshül
Located close to Nubzur monastery and Horshul city, on the banks of the Ser Chu, in Serta (Golok), Horshül was founded in 1484 as a Nyingma monastery. Later, it became a branch of Palyül monastery (Kham). It was around Hosrhul that Düdjom Lingpa revealed the Phurba Dechek Nyingpo, a Vajrakilaya practice cycle from his Zabsang Khandro Nyingtik terma cycle.
A few years later, Pema Degyal Rinpoche, the direct student of Düdjom Lingpa who would be the founder of the Namkha Khyung Dzong sub-tradition tradition of the Düdjom Tersar, was originally ordained there. Nowadays, Horshül houses a hundred and fifty monks.
Since the early 8th century, Tibetans and Himalayan people have treasured "Namtars" as written or spoken narratives that demonstrate the realization of the Buddhist path by exceptional practitioners. These namtars, or spiritual biographies, serve as inspirational guides on the path to enlightenment.
Today, Namtars Foundation aims to record, preserve, and freely offer the world a written and electronic treasury of the oral wisdom of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism.
