The relics housed in its stupa render it a highly significant shrine for Buddhist devotees, so a multitude of pilgrims from all over the country come here to express their faith, walking around the stupa and in front of the Buddha statues.
The video available below illustrates the monastery and explains the symbolic value of the funeral monuments or stupas, also known as chedis.
The construction of the temple began in the 14th century with its main building, the stupa.
Legend has it that this stupa houses an important relic: a piece of bone from the Buddha’s shoulder. It was transported to this mountain by a white elephant that came from far away to roam the area before stopping here, indicating that this was the right place to build the monastery where the relic would be kept safe.