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It is an important monastery in the Nyingma sect of Buddhism and the main seat of the Pema Lingpa tradition.
Gangteng Monastery, also known as Gangtey Gonpa or Gangtey Monastery, is a monastery of Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism, the main seat of the Pema Lingpa tradition, located in the Wangdue Phodrang District in central Bhutan. The monastery, also known by the Gangtey village that surrounds it, is in the Phobjikha Valley where the black-necked cranes visit in winters to roost. The black-necked cranes circle the monastery three times on arrival and repeat when returning to Tibet. The monastery's history traces to the early 17th century and back to the prophecies made by the terton Pema Lingpa in the late 15th century.
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A dedicated space for learning about the black-necked cranes, with a wealth of information about the cranes, including their behavior, habitat, and conservation status.
It is a small monastery said to have been established in the 15th century by Trulku Penjor Gyeltshen, a disciple of Longchen Rabjam.