Lying at the foot of Drolmari (also known as Tara’s Mountain) to the west of Shigatse City is one of Tibet’s most influential monasteries. The Tashilhunpo Monastery was founded in the year 1477 by Gendun Drubpa, the first Dalai Lama and the most outstanding student of Tsong Khapa, founder of the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan…