Tibet/Samye Monastery

Samye Monastery:

Located about 30 km west of Tsetang, on the opposite bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo(Brahmaputra) River, this monastery was founded in AD 775 by the King Trisong Detsong and belongs to the Nyingmapa and Sakyapa Sect.It is first monastery ever built in Tibet. It is said that the monastery was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt three hundered years as the residence of the 6th Dalai Lama.

To reach Samye monastery,mini buses are easy available from Barkhor Square. Morning bus leaves at 7 am and drop at the Samye ferry crossing point. After crossing ferry, tractor or truck will carry about 9 kilometer to get Samye. When river levels are low, we can find buses running direct to the monastery via the bridge east of Tsetang.