 During the 14th century, the great terton, Karma Lingpa, unearthed the famous "Tibetan Book of the Dead" ("Bardo Thodol Chenmo") by Padmasambhava at Mount Gampodar which is within the territory of the monastery.The Dzungar Mongols destroyed the monastery in 1718, but it was quickly rebuilt.It was again totally destroyed after the Chinese invasion in 1959, but some chapels have since been restored and there are still the original images of Avalokiteshvara and Cakrasamvara.