Zurmang Namgyaltse

Zurmang Namgyaltse is one of the monasteries of Surmang, a highland district of eastern Tibet historically held under the king of Nangchen. The area embraces both pastoral and farming country and is home to a group of Kagyu religious foundations. Namgyaltse stands south of the Zi River and was founded in 1414 by Mase Togden, a student of the Fifth Karmapa, Deshin Shegpa.