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[[Image:Urgyen Sangnag Chöling.jpeg|thumb|350px|Urgyen Sangnag Chöling, courtesy of Spiti Tulku.]]
'''Urgyen Sangnag Chöling''' is a [[nyingma]] monastery located in the Spiti Region of North India, upholding both the [[Pema Lingpa]] and the [[Dudjom Tersar]] lineage. All of Urgyen Sangnag Choling’s activities are overseen by [[Spiti Tulku]].

==Description==
The monastery provides a place for many monks to live, practice, and study Dharma. Urgyen Sangnag Chöling also has a school where the monks at Urgyen Sangnag Choling receive a secular education. It is open to any village children who wish to attend.

==Origins==
In addition to the main temple, there are two other temples at Urgyen Sangnag Choling which are several hundreds of years old. One temple is dedicated especially to [[Guru Rinpoche]] and the other is dedicated specifically to the Pema Lingpa tradition and practices.

==Developments==
The actual construction on the newest monastery began in the summer of 1993. The monastery was consecrated by the [[Dalai Lama]] in June, 2004.
Spiti Rinpoche is now building a retreat center that will have eight retreat houses each for both the Dudjom Lineage and Pema Lingpa tradition practitioners and a small Lhakhang to be used for [[tsok]] practices and group practice on the special calendar days.

==Recent Years==
In 2010, [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]] gave the complete Dudjom Tersar empowerments in Urgyen Sangnag Chöling at the request of Spiti Tulku.

==Internal Links==
*[[Dudjom Tersar Places of Activity]]

==External Links==
*[http://sangnagcholing.org Urgyen Sangnag Chöling official website]

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[[Category:India]]
[[Category:Nyingma Monasteries]]
[[Category:Dudjom Tersar]]