Tango Monastery
| Tango Monastery | |
|---|---|
TangoMonastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Drukpa Kagyu School |
| Deity | Hayagriva |
| Festivals | Yarney |
| Leadership | 7th Tri Rinpoche |
| Location | |
| Location | Thimphu Valley, Thimphu district, Bhutan |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°35′34.99″N 89°38′19.59″E / 27.5930528°N 89.6387750°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Dzong |
| Founder | 13th century by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye Lama |
| Date established | 1688 |
The Tango Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the north of the capital city of Thimphu in Bhutan, near Cheri Mountain. It was founded by Phajo Drugom Zhigpo (1184? - 1251?) in the 13th century and built in its present form by Tenzin Rabgye, the 4th Temporal Ruler in 1688. In 1616, the Tibetan lama Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal meditated in its cave. The self-emanated form of the wrathful Hayagriva is deified in the monastery. It belongs to the Drukpa Kagyu School of Buddhism in Bhutan.