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Drongtse Monastery

TIME : 2016/2/17 11:55:15

On a peak (tse) said to resemble a wild yak (drong), this monastery was founded in 1442 and later adopted as a branch of Tashilhunpo. In the gönkhang look for the creepy mummified human skull, as well as an old embroidery of Namtose. The main statute is of the sixth Drongtse Rinpoche whose tomb is on the top floor; to the right is the founder and first Rinpoche Lhajun Rinchen Gyatso. The monastery is 19km northwest of Gyantse.