Tsurphu Monastery

Tsurphu Monastery, in the Tölung valley west of Lhasa, central Tibet, was founded in 1189 by Düsum Khyenpa, the First Karmapa. It became the principal seat of the Karmapas, the head lineage-holders of the Karma Kagyu school, and the centre from which their reincarnation (tulku) line was maintained.