Walter Callens, Wikimedia Commons, 2008, CC BY 2.0
Drakar Tashiding is an important Nyingma monastery in Sikkim. It was founded by Ngadak Sempa Chenpo Puntsok Rigdzin (1592-1656) in the mid seventeeth century, the exact year being unknown. According to tradition the location is considered the center of Sikkim, and is a sacred place recognized by Padmasambhava.