It was founded by(Dzongkha: ཨ་ནི་དཔལ་དཀར་ཆོས་འཛོམས།) Ani Pekar Chozom during the 15th century. On the ridge further ahead of the temple can be seen traces of her body cremation.[3]
Kun-bzang-vphrin-las (2016). A comprehensive guide to the sacred places of Bhutan (Punakha, Wangdiphodrang, Chukha). Seeds of faith / ed. by Pema Wangdi and M. Ling. Thimphu: KMT Printers and Publishers. ISBN978-99936-33-53-2.
