In 1234,
Lorepa, a Drukpa Kagyupa lama from Tibet build a temple here and resided in it. However, after he returned to Tibet, the temple was said to have been besieged by evil spirits. According to his biography, it was renovated by Damcho Pekar (later 4th Je Khenpo) after his return from Nepal. It was repaired by
Ngawang Trinley, an eminent monk from
Siula Monastery in the
Punakha region. The sacred relics seen at Choedrak are a sacred cliff where Guru Rinpoche meditated, imprints of Guru and his tigress, stone throne of Guru Rinpoche, sacred Stone with the footprint of Khandrom, sacred Khandro Dorje Yudronma’s Drupchu and kudung Chorten of Geshe Tempa Rinchen. == See also ==