Dhakpo Shedrupling Monastery is founded by Je-Lodoe Tenpa 1402-1478, who was one of the seven great disciple of Je-Tsongkhapa. THE FIVE MAJOR TEXT UNDER THE MONASTIC ACADEMIC COURSE 1      Tsema Namdrel ( Pramana Vartikka)  Commentaries of Logic 2      Pharchin ( Paramita) Perfection of Wisdom 3      Uma (Madhyamika)  Middle way 4      Dulwa (Vinaya) Canons on Monastic Discipline 5      Zoed (Abhidharmakosh) Treasure of knowlege RELIGIOUS COURSE S.No  Course Subjects                         Duration in year 1 Due-chung Elementary Philosophy 1st Stage 1 2 Due-dring Elementary Philosophy 2nd Stage 1 3 Due-chen Elementary Philosophy 3rd Stage 1 4 Tag-rig Sign and reasoning, one of the basic text for logical studies in Monastery 1 5  Lo-rig Awareness. The classification of the mind according to the way it recognizes its respective object of perception. 1 6 Shung-wog/Prajna Paramita Perfection of Wisdom 1st Stage. 1 7 Shung-gong/prajna Paramita Perfection of Wisdom 2nd Stage 1 8 Kab-dangpo/Prajna Paramita Perfection of Wisdom 3rd Stage 1 9 Kab-shipa/Prajna Paramita Perfection of Wisdom 4th Stage 1 10 Uma-serpa/Madhyamika Middle way 1st stage 1 11 Uma-nyingpa/ Madhyamika Middle way 2nd stage 1 12 Duelwa sarpa/Vinaya Cannon of Monastic discipline 1st stage 1 13  Duel-wa nyingpa/Vinaya Cannon of Monastic discipline 2nd stage 1 14 Zoed-serpa/

seek refugee and prostrate at the feet of all my kind root gurus and the supreme peaceful and wrathful Manjusri union! I pray that I always remain inseparable from you for all my successive lifetimes! It was during new year of the Wood Pig of the 17th Rabjung Year Cycle, that the great scholar and a long spiritual companion Yonten Gyatso, visited me at my residence to convey greetings on the occasion. He presented me with the first volume of his work titled DGe ldan Chos ’byung gser gyi mchod sdong ’bar ba (Blazing Golden Stupa: Religious History of Gelug Tradition) and a ceremonial scarf, and requested me to write an account of my present dharma center and myself to be included as a supplement in his religious history. I accepted this wonderful offer considering it to be supremely auspicious. However later when I thought about it carefully, I realized that although it was not very difficult to write an account of the dharma center but to write an autobiography worthwhile to be published in the religious history was not so easy. As the second Buddha, Tsongkhapa said, “First listen as much as possible,Then master the canons,Finally engage in practice

DHAKPO SHEDRUPLING MONASTERY Dag-Gaden-Shedrup-Nampar-Gyalwe-Ling (victorious institute of Dhag-Gaden for Buddhist philosophical studies and practices). Likewise many praised for the monastery, H.H. the 2nd Dalai Lama, Gedun Gyatso once stated, “the lamp of the Buddha Dharma around the remote area”. Again H.H.the 5th Dalai Lama stated, “Choe-Khor-Gyal, a solitary place foretold by the victorious Buddha, Like a pleasing garden, from which the elegant instructions sounds,that is, The Dagpo Monastery, systemized with the great pioneers of Buddha Dharma”, The great Tsongkhapa presented scholar, Lodoe Tenpa Pal Sangpo founded the monastery. He was the sixth succession among the seven line age of Buddha Dharma’, The great Tsong-Khapa presented scholar , Lodoe Tenpa Pal Sangpo a Dharma book tittled ‘Greater Graded path to Enlightenment” and instructed him to establish Dharma institutes along the Dagpo region, The precious Dharma flourished and founded the monastery. He was the sixth succession among the seven lineage of Manjushri origin. He took hold of the power of Golden throne of second Buddha Tsongkhapa. The monastery is well known for strict discipline and quality monastic education. There are fifteen levels of classes. Many learned scholars and Gaden Throne holder emerged from this monastery. There are six Gaden throne holders and