Lhakang

Drolma Lhakang lies beneath the sacred mountain of Kulha in the Tsawa Gang country of Kham. Its Kagyu community grew from gatherings of practitioners who held retreats in tents before permanent monastic buildings were raised. Hermitages occupy the surrounding rocks and slopes; a cave above the monastery is revered as a place where Padmasambhava meditated. Kulha itself is associated with White Tara, and pilgrims make a circuit of the mountain. The snowy heights, meditation caves and paths around Kulha give this secluded religious community a sacred landscape extending well beyond the walls of its assembly hall.