History
Palpung monastery is the monastic seat of the successive incarnations of the Tai Situ Rinpoches in Eastern Tibet by the full name of Palpung Thubten Chökhor Ling. It is at the same time the mother center of the Karma Kagyu tradition in Eastern Tibet and evolved into the center of Buddhist Ecumenism (Rime). The seat in exile, outside of Tibet, Palpung Sherab Ling, is situated in India. The congregation has monasteries and centers around the world.
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