Pembar

Pembar is a monastic centre in the mountain valleys of eastern Tibet. Its name is associated with a flame: local tradition tells that the Sakya master Phagpa planted a torch here while returning from the Yuan court, and a temple was built at the spot. The monastery was an important administrative seat in the Yuan period. Originally associated with the Sakya school, it was later converted to Gelug under the Fifth Dalai Lama.