In 1509 Gedun Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama, went to southern Tibet and founded the Gelugpa monastery of Chokorgyel only a 4 hour trek from the sacred lake, Lhamo La-tso, Dorje, Gyurme.
In 1509 Gedun Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama, had a meditation cave and founded a hermitage here. The Gelugpa monastery of Chokorgyel, is a four hour hike from the sacred lake, Lhamo La-tso, Dorje, Gyurme.