Chumik Monastery
Chumik Monastery or Chumik Ringmo was an old Kadam and became later a Sakya monastery in the west of Shigatse in Tsang.
History
The monastery was founded in the eleventh century by students of Loton Dorje Wangchuk. It was the seat of the translator Jangchub Tsemo. In 1277 Phagpa held a Buddhist council at the Chumik Monastery, the Great Prayer Meeting, “ostensibly for religious discussions, but probably to persuade the various traditions’ leaders to accept Mongol-Sakya rule”.Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo says about the monastery:
Near Nartang is Tsang Chumik Ringmo. Formerly one of the great Kadampa monasteries, where Pagpa Rinpoche held a religious council, it is now an ordinary village. One can still visit a temple there with some sacred objects. A half day’s walk from Nartang is Ngor Ewam Chöden.
The site is central to the history and practices of the Sakya tradition.