BUILT in 1501 by
local Buddhist saint Pema Lingpa, the monastery’s frecoes is one of the best
preserved, where hundreds of flickering oil lamps illuminate the detailed
colours and facial depictions. An inner rooms houses Guru Rimpoche, a circle of
monks chanting in the background. Legend speaks of pema Lingpa’s occupation as
a blacksmith before becoming a saint, explaining the 20kg metal chain cape
which devotees wear and circle the monastery thrice to hopefully get rid of
their sins.
