Tsurpu monatery

The Tsurpu monatery located in the boundary of Tohlung Dechen county on the upper reaches of the Tohlung river to the west of Lhasa, was built by the first Kamapa Lama Dusum Kyenpa in 1187. The monastery is representative of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism. With its altitude of 4300m, it has a history of 800years. The Kargyu sect initiated the incarnation system of Living Buddhas. From then on, it was at the beginning for the leaders of Tibetan Buddhism to pass on the Esotericism. The Karma Kagyu sect has been referred to Black Hat sect. Because the Mongolian Khan Monge had given to the 2nd Karmapa Lama a gold-rimmed black hat, hence the name. From that time on, it has been gradually formed the inheritable incarnation system of the Black Hat sect as this monastery as the center.