Tholing - Wikipedia Tholing Monastery Zanda is a Chinese name given to the ancient town known as Tholing, which was once the capital of the Ngari district in western Tibet The town, the monastery, and Tsaparang, a rocky range with forts, played an important role the history of Tibetan Buddhism in west Tibet Tholing and Tsaparang were the capital cities of the Parang-Guge Kingdom during the 10-11th centuries
Tholing Monastery - Wonders of Tibet Tholing Monastery, Guge Kingdom KEY FACTS ABOUT THOLING MONASTERY Located in Zanda (Tada), Ngari province in Western TibetRinchen Zangpo founded Tholing Monastery The construction dates in different sources listed as between 996 to 1025School of Buddhism: Kadam and Gelug MONASTERY COMPLEX Guge Kingdom King Yeshe O together with the famous Tibetan translator Rinchen Zangpo founded Tholing You