A statue of Songtsen Gampo in his traditional meditation cave at #Yerpa 
Yerpa (also known as , Drak Yerpa, Druk Yerpa, Dagyeba, Dayerpa and Trayerpa) is a monastery and a number of ancient #meditation caves that used to house many monks, located a short drive to the east of Lhasa, #Tibet
There were some 200 monks living at #Yerpa from at least the beginning of the 19th century until 1959. It also acted as a summer residence for the Gyuto Lhasa Tantric College.
The Drubde monastery, the #summer residence of the Gyutö College, was destroyed in 1959. During the Cultural #Revolution (1966–76) the whole complex at Yerpa, including the Drag Yerpa #monastery and the Upper Tantric College summer residence, was completely destroyed.
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