Reting Monastery was founded by Atiśa's chief disciple Dromtön in 1057 in the Reting Tsangpo Valley north of Lhasa as the seat of the Kadam lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
Reting Monastery was founded by Dromtön, a prominent student of Atiśa, in 1057 in the Reting Tsangpo Valley north of Lhasa, which became the central location for the Kadam tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.