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ལྕགས་ར། | Glossary of Terms

  • ལྕགས་ར།

  • lcags ra
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  • Jakra
  • ལྕགས་ར།
  • lcags ra
Definition in this text:

Jakra is a location near present day Degé, Kham, associated with Jakra monastery, which was converted from the Drigung school to the Sakya school in the thirteenth century. Formerly a residence of the kings of Ling, it became the summer palace of the Degé royalty some generations prior to the time of Tenpa Tsering.