Himalaya

The Himalayan heights rise south of Lhatö, overlooking the broad valleys and plains of Dingri in western Tibet. Snow-covered mountains separate the Tibetan plateau from Nepal, while rivers descend through deep valleys between the ranges. In the Dingri country the Indian master Padampa Sangye established the monastery of Langkhor in 1097. Its setting near the northern slopes of the Himalayas placed it within a landscape crossed by religious teachers travelling between India and Tibet.