Mindroling Monastery

Mindroling Monastery is one of the six major monasteries of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded by Rigzin Terdak Lingpa in 1676.  Mindrolling in Tibetan means "Place of Perfect Emancipation". It is located in Zhanang County Shannan Prefecture Tibet Autonomous Region China, approximately 43 kilometers east of the Lhasa airport,  on the south side of the Yarlong  Tsangpo river.