Drigung Til Monastery
འབྲི་གུང་མཐིལ་དགོན།
The main monastery of the Drikung Kagyu school, with halls stacked along a steep ridge. Nearby is the famous Drigung sky burial site.
Drigung Til Monastery lies in the Xuerong River valley of Menba Township, Maizhokunggar County. It was founded in 1179 and is the principal monastery of the Drikung Kagyu school. Its white monks' quarters climb the ridge in tiers and are imposing. The nearby Drigung sky burial site is one of the best-known in Tibet. Out of respect, please do not watch or photograph it. Admission is about 50 yuan. The monastery is about 130 kilometers from Lhasa and requires a chartered car for a day round trip. It can be combined with Ganden Monastery and Sijinlacuo Lake on the same route.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Sijinlacuo Lake
- Reting Monastery
- Ganden Monastery
- Drak Yerpa
- Samye Monastery
- Sera Monastery
- Drapchi Monastery
- Pabonka Hermitage