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It is Buddhist monastery in Punakha district located near Lobesa. It stands on a hillock and was built in 1499 by 14th Drukpa hierarch, Ngawang Choegyal after the site was blessed by the ‘’divine madman’’, the maverick saint Drukpa Kuenley (1455-1529) who built a stupa on the site to suppress a demoness.
The monastery is the repository of the original wooden symbol of phallus that the ‘’divine madman’’ brought from Tibet. This wooden phallus is decorated with a silver handle and is used to bless people who visit the monastery and particularly, women seeking blessings to beget children.