Shimla Attraction - Dorje Drak Monastery
Dorje Drak monastery is the symbolising the Buddhistand Tibetan influence in Shimla. It is a is a Nyingma monastery located in Shimla. Dorje Drak monastery was the one of the six great "mother" monasteries of the Nyingma lineage in Tibet
Location
Dorje Drak monastery is located in the Sarasvati Garden Estate, Kusmuti near Shimla.
About Monastery
Dorje Drak Monastery is also known as Thubetan Evam Dorje Drak. It is a famous tourist place for Tibetan and Buddhist. It is run by the Tibetan exiles. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche was founded the exiles. During the Communist attack, the monastery was built in the same design and style after the original mother monastery was destroyed in Tibet. Before the Chinese invasion it had 200 monks.
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