As the original monastery was destroyed after the Chinese invaded Tibet, a new monastery was founded by Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche in 1984 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, modeled after the original Dorje Drak monastery in Tibet.
As the first monastery was razed following the Chinese invasion of Tibet, a new temple was built by Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche in 1984 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, mirroring the layout and style of the original Dorje Drak monastery in Tibet.