Yerpa (also known as Brag Yer-pa, Drak Yerpa, Druk Yerpa, Dagyeba, Dayerpa and Trayerpa) is a monastery and a number of ancient meditation caves that used to house about 300 monks, located a short drive to the east of Lhasa, Tibet.

The Drak Yerpa heritage is located about 30km (or 40 min of driving) to the North-East of Lhasa. It is a large complex of temples, monasteries and meditation caves nested on the mountain. Visiting Drak Yerpa makes a great day trip outside of Lhasa.

Located less than 20 km northeast of Lhasa, Drak Yerpa (29° 44′ 52.2″ N, 91° 16′ 49.8″ E) is a short drive from Tibet’s capital, and can easily be visited as a day trip. The narrow Yerpa valley lies on the north bank of the Kyichu River, east of Lhasa.

Drak Yerpa is located on a hillside in Dagzê County, the entrance to the Yerpa Valley and consists of a monastery and a number of ancient meditation caves that used to house about 300 monks.

Yerpa was a village of hermits and recluses who lived on a site sanctified by Padmasambhava, Yeshe Tsogyel, Atisha, and many of the greatest mystics of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Since the seventh century, it has been constantly considered one of Central Tibet’s most sacred sites.

Drak Yerpa Monastery is a holy place for Buddhist practice hanging on the cliff at altitude of 4,885 meters, about 16km from Lhasa. Originally built the 7 th century by King Srongtsen Gampo, Drak Yerpa Monastery enjoys a long history of over 1,500 years .

Drak Yerpa offers a stunning view of the Tibetan landscape and is a great trip from Lhasa. You can do the tour to Drak Yerpa with Ganden Monastery for a day tour from Lhasa. The first caves are Rigsum Gompo cave and the Tendrel Drubpuk, there is the cave where Atisha has Meditate.

Drak Yerpa is only a short drive to the east of Lhasa, Tibet, and consists of a monastery and a number of ancient meditation caves that used to house about 300 monks. It’s located on a hillside in Dagzê County.

Drak Yerpa is an ancient monastery situated on a hillside in Dagzê County. It is a short drive from Lhasa, Tibet to the east. It is also known as Yerpa, DaYerpa, Trayerpa, and Brag Yer-Pa.

Drak Yerpa (Tib. བྲག་ཡེར་པ་, Wyl. brag yer pa) is a holy place of Guru Padmasambhava. In this place of great scenic beauty there are over 80 caves where many great beings from all lineages meditated. On the top are the caves of Guru Padmasambhava and of Yeshe Tsogyal (Tib. Sang Puk; Wyl. gsang phug). Below is Drubtop Puk (Wyl.