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Description
of Purbuchok
- THL Reference Number: f2420
- Sectarian Affiliation: dge lugs
- Alternative Name(s): phur lcog (Phurchok), rigs gsum byang chub gling (Riksum Jangchub Ling)
- Type of Hermitage: Monks' hermitage
- Level of Activity: Active
- Original/Mythical Founder:
- Geluk Founder: sgrub khang dge legs rgya mtsho, and his student phur lcog I, ngag dbang byams pa
- Mythical/Original Founding Date: 1705
- Date of Founding as a Geluk Institution: 1705
- Number of Monks/Nuns in 1959: 100+
- Number of Monks/Nuns Today: 38
- Present Abbot or Head: None. Several middle-aged monks are in charge of the administration.
