Gonpatsi

Gonpatsi Monastery stands on a mountainside near Tsona in southern Tibet. Founded in 1420 by the Monpa religious teacher Danba Gyatso, its buildings were arranged in terraces following the slope. Stone walls and red-painted eaves gave the principal assembly hall a distinctive appearance. Among its murals was a scene of homage showing envoys and worshippers from India, Nepal, China and other lands, recalling the monastery's place in the religious life of this Himalayan border country.