Another Drug-pa foundation of the mid-17th century is Chemrey, north of the Indus in the valley leading to the Chang La also associated with Sengge Namgayal. It was established just after his death in 1644 as a funeral act of merit for him. Perched like so many other Gompas on a little hill down which spill the dwellings of the lamas, it can be approached by a motor able track off the at the top. The old Du-Khang has images of Stag-tsang-ras-pa, the founder, and other important Drug-pa-lawn at fine silver chorten; the parkings include mandals of Kala-Chakra and Akshobya. But the main treasure is an incomplete set of the scriptures - only 29 volumes- the title-pages lettered in solid silver of exquisite craftsmanship, and the text in pure gold. A smaller temple up stairs has intriguing murals from the period of the Gompa's foundation, unfortunately obscured by layers of smoke and grime from the complex is a new Du-Khang, built to house an ancient image of Padmasambhava. The paintings on these walls were completed only in the early 1980s.
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