The first and main Drikung Kagyu monastery is Drikung Thil Monastery,[REF] founded in 1179[REF] by Jigten Sumgön[REF] approximately 150 kilometers northeast of Lhasa.
Aside from the Drikung Valley in Ü, the Drikung Kagyu has a strong presence in Nangqên County in what was Kham, in western Tibet (including Kailash), and in Ladakh.