Lhatse (lha rtse)

Rinchen Ling

Located in the valley adjacent from Cholung Changtse, this is one of the only active Jonang sites in U-Tsang. The monastery is said to have been a place where Rwa Lotsawa lived. During the lifetime of Kunga Dolchok (1507-1565), Rinchen Ling was a small Jonang monastery. When Takten Damcho Ling became a Geluk monastery in the mid-17th century, Rinchen Ling was then also converted into a Geluk establishment. In the 1990's, it was changed back to a Jonang nunnery. Rinchen Ling is now

Cholung Changtse

Cholung Changtse Monastery was Kunga Dolchok's monastic seat (gdan sa)

Richo Chenmo

Situated about an hour north of Takten Damcho Ling


Takten Damcho Ling

Takten Damcho Ling Ngedon Gaway Tshal, sometimes referred to as "Takten Phuntsok Ling,"