Editing Jonang (section)

=== Survival and revival ===
The Jonang tradition was able to survive in [[Amdo]] where a couple of monasteries had been founded in ’Dzam thang and rGyal rong. From here Jonang was able to spread to other regions like [[Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Golog]] and [[Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture|Ngawa]].<ref name=":1" /> [[Dzamtang Tsangwa]] dzong (in [[Zamthang County|Zamtang County]], [[Sichuan]]), established by Ngag dbang bstan ’dzin rnam rgyal (1691–1728), eventually became the school's main seat.<ref name=":1" /> Due to the efforts of figures like Ngag dbang blo gros grags pa (1920–1975) and Ngag dbang yon tan bzang po (1928–2002), about fifty Jonang monasteries survived the cultural revolution.<ref name=":1" />

The Jonang school also experienced a revival in the modern era during the [[Rimé movement|Rime]] period. Important modern Jonang scholars include Bamda Gelek Gyatso (1844–1904), Tsoknyi Gyatso (1880–1940), Ngawang Lodro Drakpa (1920–75), Kunga Tukje Palsang (1925–2000) and Ngawang Yonten Sangpo (1928–2002).<ref>Stearns, Cyrus (2010). ''The Buddha from Dölpo: A Study of the Life and Thought of the Tibetan Master Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen'', pp. 80-81. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. <nowiki>ISBN 978-1559393430</nowiki>.</ref> Modern Jonang figures also had close relationships with masters of the non-sectarian (Rime) movement such as [[Jamgon Kongtrul]] (1813–1899) and [[Patrul Rinpoche]] (1808–1887) and these Rime figures also visited and studied at [[Dzamtang Tsangwa|Dzamtang]].<ref name=":1" />  [[File:Dzamthang Tsangwa Monastery.png|thumb|Dzamthang Tsangwa Monastery in [[Sichuan]]. The major monastic seat of the Jonang tradition today in [[Amdo]].]]
Until recently little was known about the survival of Jonang until [[Tibetology|Tibetologists]] discovered around 40 monasteries, with around 5000 monks, including some in the [[Amdo Tibetan]] and [[Qiang people|rGyalgrong]] areas of [[Qinghai]], Sichuan and Tibet.<ref name=Gruschke />

One of the primary supporters of the Jonang lineage in exile has been the [[14th Dalai Lama]]. The Dalai Lama donated buildings in [[Himachal Pradesh]] state in [[Shimla]], [[India]] for use as a Jonang monastery (now known as the Main Takten Phuntsok Choeling Monastery) and has visited during one of his recent teaching tours. The [[Karmapa]] of the [[Karma Kagyu]] lineage has also visited.

The Jonang tradition has been actively petitioning for the past 20+ years to the [[Central Tibetan Administration|Tibetan Government]] in exile, requesting them to recognize the Jonang as the sixth living Buddhist tradition of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and seek equal religious rights and representation to the Bon, Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu and Gelug.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Equal Rights for the Jonang Tradition |url=https://dzokden.org/projects-en/equal-rights-for-the-jonang-tradition/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Dzokden |language=en-US}}</ref> The 14th Dalai Lama assigned [[Jebtsundamba Khutuktu]] of Mongolia (who is considered by the Gelug tradition to be an incarnation of Tāranātha) as the leader of the Jonang tradition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Translations |first=Dakini |date=2023-04-18 |title=Who is Khalkha Jetsun Dampa and why is his recent recognition controversial? |url=https://dakinitranslations.com/2023/04/18/who-is-jetsun-kalkha-dampa-how-the-dalai-lamas-and-gelug-forcefully-took-over-the-recognition-of-the-jonang-and-shangpa-kagyu-lineage-holder-and-master-taranatha/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Dakini Translations and Publications མཁའ་འགྲོ་མའི་ལོ་ཙཱ་བའི་འགྱུར་དང་འགྲེམས་སྤེལ། |language=en-GB}}</ref>

More recently, the Jonang school has been growing in the West (led by teachers like [[Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche|Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoché]] and [[Khenpo Chokyi Nangwa]]) and among the Chinese (led by teachers like Tulku Jamyang Lodrö and mKhan po Chos kyi dbang phyug).<ref name=":1" />