Shaten Monastery


The Shaten Monastery is a temple located in Nagqu Town in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, which is associated with the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.

History

The monastery was founded in 1724 by the fourth Drukhang Rinpoche. Today, the seventh line holder of this incarnation line is Drukhang Thubten Khedrup, vice president of the Political Consultative Conference of Tibet Autonomous Region and vice chairman of China's Buddhism Association.
One branch of the Tibetan Buddhist Institute was officially established there in 2013.

Cultural Relics Protection Unit of the Tibet Autonomous Region

Since 2013, the monastery has been on the list of Cultural Relics Protection Units of the Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治区文物保护单位.