Samding monastery was originally a nunnery but nowadays, the monastery has mostly monks. The monastery is located to the south east of nakartse county at the distance of 10Km. The monastery was the seat of Samding Dorjee Phakmo who was the highest re-incarnation of the female in Tibetan Bhuddhism. Samding monastery is a Nyingmapa sect nowadays and it has a dozens of monks to stay in. The most important object of the monastery is the tomb stupas of the successive of Samding Dorjee Phakmo.
