Tashi Qulong Monastery

　　Tashi Qulong Monastery is located at the mouth of the Tashi Qulong Valley in Xiazangke Township, northeastern Gadê County, approximately 75 kilometers from the county seat. It belongs to the Jonang school. Its mother monastery is Zhanmutang Monastery in Rangtang County, Sichuan Province. Legend has it that 100 years ago, upon the suggestion of Chalongwa Lie’anmuja from Zhanmutang Monastery, Axigenghe established a tent monastery in the Zangke tribe. By 1958, the monastery housed over 100 monks, along with one living Buddha and one monastic official. It was reopened in 1984 and now consists of one earthenhall scripture hall with 25 rooms, 25 monk quarters, 9 scripture wheel rooms, 3 Buddha halls, one living Buddha, one monastic official, and 88 monks. Historically, Tashi Qulong Monastery operated as an integrated religious and political institution. The monastery has had seven generations of abbots, most of whom were tribal leaders.