GANGTEY GONPA

Gangtey or Gangteng is a village in the Wangdue Phodrang district of Central Bhutan. Perched atop a hill and overlooking the U shaped glacial Gangtey Valley, this quaint little village is home to the sacred Gangtey Goempa. The history of this monastery can be traced back to the early 17th century and back to the prophecies made by the well-known Terton (treasure finder) Pema Lingpa in the late 15th century. The monastery is one of the main seats of the religious tradition based on Pema Lingpa’s revelations and one of the two main centres of the Nyingmapa school of Buddhism in the country.