Taklung Monastery, Nagarzê
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| Taklung Monastery | |
|---|---|
 Taklung Monastery and the hilltop fortress, possibly the original Taklung Monastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Taklung Town, Nagarzê County, Shannan, Tibet |
| Country | China |
 Interactive map of Taklung Monastery | |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal |
| Established | During the time of the 6th Dalai Lama (approximately the 17th–18th centuries); traditional lineage traces back to the Taklung Kagyu system founded in 1180 CE |
| Elevation | 4,500 m (14,764 ft) |
Taklung Monastery（Tibetan: སྟག་ལུང་དགོན་པ, Wylie: stag lung dgon pa, ZWPY: Taklung Gönpa），also rendered as Dalong Monastery, is a Tibetan Buddhism monastery located in Taklung Town, Nagarzê County, Shannan, Tibet. It stands on the summit of an east–west oriented mountain at an elevation of about 4,500 meters.[1][2]
The hilltop fortress is largely in ruins and may be the original monastery founded in 1180.