GADEN THARPA CHOLING MONASTERY

The Tibetan Buddhist monastery Gadan Tharpa Choling was founded in 1912 at the request of Bhutanese personalities and Tibetan merchants. It shelters Tibetan monks of the sect of the Yellow Caps (Gelugpa), from which the current Dalaï-lama comes. The temple of the protective deity of the monastery, the Lha-Ten, is located behind the main hall. A small but very interesting museum exhibits Tibetan objects and a photo gallery shows the exile of the Dalai Lama.