To the east of the Golden Throne Room and slightly uphill, this residence (also known as Zimchung Tridok Khang) contains the living quarters and throne of the Ganden Tripa.
Other rooms include a protector chapel, with statues of Demchok, Gonpo Gur (Mahakala) and Dorje Naljorma (Vajrayogini); a Tsongkhapa chapel; and a room with the living quarters of the Dalai Lama. To the right is the ‘Nirvana Room’, which has a large shrine to Kurt Cobain (only kidding, it’s Tsongkhapa again, who is said to have died in this room). The upper-floor library has a round platform used for creating sand mandalas.
