Daklha Gampo

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Daklha Gampo (dwags lha sgam po དྭགས་ལྷ་སྒམ་པོ།). A Kagyu monastery that was founded in 1121 by Gampopa Sonam Rinchen, also known as Dakpo Lhaje. An early seat of the Kagyu tradition, administration was first passed through successive generations of Gampopa's family and then through an incarnation line, beginning in the sixteenth century with Gampopa Tashi Namgyel.

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