▁" trans l ator " ▁V airo ts ana . ▁The ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁che kar ▁( bye ▁d kar ), ▁or ▁white ▁sand , ▁that ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁monaster y . ▁The ▁monaster y ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁by ▁T ashi ▁Om bar , ▁prote ctor ▁of ▁the ▁Bod ong pa ▁tradition , ▁and ▁Ch ime ▁P als ang , ▁spiritual ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁tradition . ▁A ▁visitor ▁to ▁the ▁monaster y ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁small ▁and ▁somewhat ▁decre pit . ▁It ▁stood ▁on ▁a ▁m ound ▁above ▁a ▁gro ve ▁of ▁will ows ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁stream . ▁ ▁P aint ings ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁wall ▁paint ings ▁in ▁the ▁por ch ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁had ▁been ▁rep aint ed ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁a ▁dark ▁alt ar ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁the ▁walls ▁are ▁completely ▁decor ated ▁with ▁much ▁older ▁port ra its ▁that ▁included ▁Bod ong ▁Ch ogle ▁Nam gy al ▁( 1 3 7 6 – 1 4 5 1 ), ▁the ▁de ity ▁Dor je ▁Ph ag mo ▁and ▁T ashi ▁Om bar , ▁the ▁blue ▁hors eman ▁who ▁protect s ▁the ▁Bod ong pa ▁tradition . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁better - pres erved ▁upper ▁rooms ▁also ▁has ▁fully ▁decor ated ▁walls , ▁including ▁formal ▁port ra its ▁of ▁Bod ong ▁Ch ogle ▁Nam gy al , ▁Ch ö ky i ▁Dr ön ma ▁( the ▁first