Background
Palpung Institute is named after the Tai Situpa's original monastery which was once the principle Kagyu monastery in Kham, Eastern Tibet, being the administrative centre for 180 monasteries throughout the country.

It had over 1000 monks and housed the leading shedra, monastic college, of the area.

Renowned for it's extensive library of over 324,000 texts and the art collection of 10,150 thangka paintings; Palpung led the way in painting skills and was the founder of the Karma Gadri style of painting.

A concise translation of Palpung is "Glorious Accumulation", and a more thorough interpretation: "The Glorious Accumulation where Talented People are Cultivated".