Valley of Yon

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The Valley of Yon


Ngari Traksang (mnga' ri grwa tshang)

A large Gelukpa monastery built in 1541 under the auspices of the Second Dalai Lama Gedun Gyatso. It stands like a fortress on an eminence dominating the entrance of the Yon Valley. [MR]