Tsurphu Monastery (Tibetan: མཚུར་ཕུ་དགོན་པ་) is the traditional seat of the Karmapa, the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located approximately 65 kilometers northwest of Lhasa, nestled in a secluded valley at an altitude of 4,300 meters, surrounded by towering mountains!!!