• Reting Monastery in 1950 before its destruction. The main temple and assembly hall are in the centre of the complex topped by a gilded roof.
  • As the first monastery of the Kadam Sect in Tibetan Buddhism, with a history of more than 900 years, Reting Monastery was founded in 1057 by Dromtön, who's...
  • Reting Monastery is 25 km from the crossroads settlement of Phongdo, which has a ruined dzong and is overlooked by a mountain of near-perfect conical...
  • Reting (also spelled Rating and Radreng) was built in the early 11th century, but destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and only partly rebuilt.
  • The Reting monastery was found by the prime disciple of Atisha, The Dromtön Gyalwe Jungney, in the year 1047.
  • Reting monastery was the first major monastery of the Sarma revival with altitude of 4,230 meters above sea level, it was founded as the seat of the Kadam...
  • The Seventh Dalai Lama gave Reting to Trichen Ngawang Chokden, the Fifty-first Ganden Tripa, upon his retirement.
  • Founded in 1056, Reting Monastery was completely destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
  • Reting monastery is about 150 km north-east of Lhasa at an elevation of 4,150m.
  • With a history of 900 years, the Reting Monastery has played an important role in the religion of the Tibetans.
  • Reting Monastery is an historically important Buddhist monastery in Lhünzhub County in Lhasa, Ü-Tsang, Tibet.
  • Reting Monastery was founded by Drom Tonpa,Atisha’s chief disciple in 1057 and it was the first Kadampa monastery.