Around 2km south of the palace, Stok's small monastery has some crumbling old stupas, but the dominant feature, 200m above, is its huge 21m-tall gilded Buddha, which was inaugurated by the Dala Lama in 2016 and commands views of the entire valley.
Around 2km south of the palace, Stok's small monastery has some crumbling old stupas, but the dominant feature, 200m above, is its huge 21m-tall gilded Buddha, which was inaugurated by the Dala Lama in 2016 and commands views of the entire valley.








