Chokhorgyel

Tibetan name
Wylie transliteration : chos' khor rgyal dgon pa

Chökhorgyel Monastery ( Tib . : chos' khor rgyal ) is a monastery of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1509 by the 2nd Dalai Lama , Gendün Gyatsho (1476–1542), and is located in the upper Metoktang Valley in Gyatsha County (Gyaca / Jiacha) in the northeast of the Shannan administrative district in the south of the Tibet Autonomous Region at an altitude of 4,350 m . It is located at the confluence of three rivers, surrounded by four mountains, which is considered a happy place . It was expanded under the 5th Dalai Lama , and in 1718 it was destroyed by the Mongolian Djungars . Within the walls are the remains of hundreds of stone buildings, including several temples.

Oracle Lake Lhamo Lhatsho

The monastery is located near the oracle lake Lhamo Lhatsho and is a place of rest and worship for all those who make the pilgrimage to this holy lake. This lake is considered a holy place for the Tibetans, which also plays a role in the discovery of the reincarnations of the Dalai Lamas (see main article soul child ). The oracle is said to have provided information on the 14th Dalai Lama 's birthplace in Taktser .