Pemakö Chung
Located in Béyul Pémakö, Pémakö Chung is a small Nyingmapa monastery. It became the home of Jédrung Jampa Jungné, who had left Kham with a group of nearly two thousand Tibetans. There, Jedrung Jampa Jungné met the young Düdjom Jigdrel Yéshé Dorjé, the body incarnation of Düdjom Lingpa, and became one of his root teachers. In 1950, the monastery was nearly destroyed by a massive earthquake, which coincided with the Chinese invasion.
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.
