Kathok Monastery
Kathok Monastery (Tibetan: ཀཿཐོག་དགོན།, THL Kathok Gön), also transliterated as Kathog, Katok, or Katog, was founded in 1159 and is one of the "Six Mother Monasteries" in Tibet of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. It was built after Samye Monastery, in the Kingdom of Derge (Baiyu County, Garzê Prefecture, Sichuan, China), in the region traditionally known in Tibet as Kham or Do Kham.
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Kathok Monastery in 2014 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Nyingma |
| Deity | Anuyoga |
| Location | |
| Location | Baiyu County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, traditionally known as Do Kham |
| Country | China |
Location Kathok Monastery (Sichuan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31.3126°N 98.9414°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Kathok Dampa Deshek |
| Date established | 1159 |
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