About 41km from Gyantse is the county capital of Penem Xian and its 15th-century Dramaje (or Tramejen) Monastery. Levelled in the Cultural Revolution, the monastery was rebuilt in 2006 and is home to 20 monks. In the inner chapel look for three lifelike statues: King Trisong Detsen (wearing a white hat), Shantarakshita (wearing a red hat) and Padmasambhava.
According to lore, it was Shantarakshita (at the behest of Trisong Detsen) who invited Padmasambhava to Tibet in order to subdue Tibetan devils and demons.
