Claim: Taklung Monastery is affiliated with Tibetan Buddhism and was founded by Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal on 1280.
Evidence: The monastery was founded in 1180 (or 1178) CE by Taklung Thangpa Tashi Pal (1142–1210), on a site previously inhabited by a famous Kadampa lama, Potawa, who was a disciple of Dromton (1005–1064), Atisha's chief disciple. Tibetan Buddhism