Anna Sehnalova, 2015, © Anna Sehnalova
Takstang Lhamo Kīrti is one of two Geluk monasteries in Taktsang Lhamo, a town straddling the border between Gansu and Sichuan provinces. The location is considered sacred, as a deity is believed to reside in the nearby mountain and Padmasambhava is said to have eliminated demons from the space. Tāla Ngawang Pelzang built a hermitage at Taktsang Lhamo in 1713 that he later gave to the Fifth Kīrti. After this, it developed into a large monastery and one of the seats of the Kīrti incarnations.