[3][4] Established in 1701, it is professed to be the oldest monastery in Sikkim and is located on the top of a hill which is about an hour's walk (3 kilometres (1.9 mi)) from Yuksom.

Chenpo’s green image is enshrined in the Dubdi monastery as it was established by him to commemorate the founding of the Kingdom of Sikkim.

[9] Established during the reign of Chogyar Namgyal, the Monastery has an elaborately painted interior area.

Images of divinities, saints, other symbols and collection of manuscripts and texts are housed in the monastery.

It has a tapering tower with a flat roof made of iron sheets with projecting eaves.