Dungkar Monastery
གདུང་དཀར་དགོན།
An old Gelug monastery on a hillside above Yadong Gorge, where the Dalai Lama once stayed, with views over the Chumbi Valley.
Dungkar Monastery sits on a hillside north of Yadong town and is an important Gelug monastery in the Chumbi Valley. In the early 1950s the 14th Dalai Lama stayed here, which made the monastery famous. Its halls preserve Tibetan-style murals and statues, and from in front of the monastery you can look out over the forests of Yadong Gorge. Please observe monastery rules: walk clockwise around the shrines, and ask permission before photographing inside the halls. Allow about one hour.
Opening hours
Daytime (per temple)