Gar Qiangmu Dance of Drigung Thil Monastery in Maizhokunggar County, Lhasa

羌姆（直孔嘎尔羌姆/直贡梯寺羌姆）Gar Qiangmu Dance of Drigung Thil Monastery in Maizhokunggar County, Lhasa

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Drigung Thil Monastery  is a monastery in Maizhokunggar County, Lhasa, Tibet founded in 1179. Traditionally it has been the main seat of the Drikung Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In its early years the monastery played an important role in both religion and politics, but it was destroyed in 1290 by Mongol troops under the direction of a rival sect. The monastery was rebuilt and regained some of its former strength, but was primarily a center of meditative studies. The monastery was destroyed after 1959, but has since been partly rebuilt. As of 2015 there were about 250 resident monks. Drigung Til Monastery is reputed to have the best sky burial ceremony of all. It is said that bodies dispatched here will not fall down into the “3 bad regions.”