In the first legend it is said that location of the present Monastery was selected by a horse which belonged to Merag Lama Lodre Gyatso who was on a mission assigned to him by the 5th Dalai Lama to establish a Monastery.
În prima, se spune că locul actualei mănăstiri a fost ales de un cal care aparținea lui Merag Lama Lodre Gyatso, care era într-o misiune atribuită de către al V-lea Dalai Lama, de a înființa o mănăstire.