Taklung Monastery is affiliated with Tibetan Buddhism and was founded by Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal on 1280.
The monastery was founded in 1180 (or 1178) CE by Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal (11421210), on a site previously inhabited by a famous Kadampa lama, Potawa, who was a disciple of Dromton (10051064), Atisha's chief disciple. Tibetan Buddhism 
