Chhairo gompa

Mustang , Nepal Phone: Not Available

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Chhairo gompa  (Cherok, Tsherog) is believed to be named after a local waterfall, the Nepali word for which is  chhahara . An alternative etymology is that the gompa is named after the grove of juniper trees that it lies within, Chandabari compa (gompa of the sandalwoods). The  gompa  is believed to have been established in the 16th century and was the first  Nyingma  monastery founded in Mustang . The original founder came from Tibet, but later incarnations have been born in Mustang district. less lessChhairo gompa (Cherok, Tsherog) is believed to be named after a local waterfall, the Nepali word for which is chhahara . An alternative etymology is that the gompa is named after the grove of juniper trees that it lies within, Chandabari compa (gompa of the sandalwoods). The gompa is believed to have been established in the 16th century and was the first Nyingma monastery founded in Mustang...moreChhairo gompa (Cherok, Tsherog) is believed to be named after a local waterfall, the Nepali word for which is chhahara . An alternative etymology is that the gompa is named after the grove of juniper trees that it lies within, Chandabari compa (gompa of the sandalwoods). The gompa is believed to have been established in the 16th century and was the first Nyingma monastery founded in Mustang...more