You can hike up the hill, following the electric poles, for about 4 minutes to the Gangri Tokar shrine, where Longchenpa, an important 14th century Dzogchen lama, once meditated.
This significant although small monastery is jam-packed with ancient relics and hidden treasures. It’s only 30 minutes drive southwest of Lhasa and is worth a stop for those interested in Tibetan Buddhism.
u Nyingba is a small monastery behind Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. It is located immediately behind and east of the Jokhang and may be accessed from the north side of the Barkhor.
About Reting Monastery Reting Monastery is about 150 km from Lhasa. Reting Monastery, at an elevation of 4,150m, is the seat of the Reting Rinpoche: this lineage started in the
On the lower slopes of the hill leading up to Drepung Monastery is Nechung Monastery, a small temple that fulfilled an important function in old Lhasa.
Built on a flat-topped granite boulder saide to resemble a tortoise, Pabonka may even predate the Jokhang and Ramoche. King Songtse Gampo built the monastery in the 7th century and he, his wife Princess Wencheng, Tibetan king Trisong Detsen, Guru Rinpoche and Tibet’s 1st seven monks all meditated here at various times.
Grashi Monastery is the only monastery in Tibet worshiping God Fortune. It is small yet very famous and popular locally. There was no documents recording this magic monastery, but Tibetan people said that the God Fortune here always answered the needs of people.
About Phuntsoling Monastery Phuntsoling Monastery, belonging to the Kagyu Sect, once was the central monastery of the Jonangpa. Kagyu Sect is known for the wxamination of the nature of emptiness.
The Bonpo Yungdrungling Monastery is located across the river from the Friendship Hwy. between Lhasa and Shigatse. Once the second most influential Bon monastic institution in Tibet, it used to be home to 700 monks.