[1] The monastery belongs to the Nyingmapa sect, translated as the ‘Ancient Ones’; their lineages go back to the first infusion of Buddhism from India to Tibet in the 7th century CE.

The intention of the Nyingchi valley people is to develop the area into an international forest park and make it the world's "third pole" by providing travel, trekking, mountain climbing facilities, and river rafting, as well as carrying out scientific studies.

It is located on the third terrace on the left bank of the lower reaches of the Nyang River and encircled by hill ranges on three sides.

At that time, it was the seat of late Dudjom Rinpoche (1904–1987), who was chosen as the head of Nyingma school during his later exile to India, after Tibet came under control of the Chinese as an Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.

[2] Subsequent to the old monastery's destruction, a smaller temple (20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi)) was built below the old location on flat land.

A legend narrated about this event purported a propitious omen of the ‘Life supporting’ stone (lado) of Buchu moving.

Further, when the then Rinpoche performed the consecration ceremonies for the small temple, he is stated to have seen a three horned goat circling round the area and vanishing into a stone.

The Nyingma Sect had imbibed the traditions of the native Bon religion, particularly in relation to nature, and believed that everything had a spirit.

[1] The new monastery is in an octagonal shape, has a height of about 20 metres (66 ft) and depicts a prominent gilded pagoda at the apex.

The four external walls are painted in white, blue, red and green against a backdrop of the golden dragon-shaped upturned eaves.

One route is east from Lhasa, which encompasses four scenic locations: Basum Lake, Bayi town, the Seche La Mountain and the Burqug Lamaling.