The Gandan Monastery is situated on the slope of Mt.Wanpur to the east of Lhasa. Looking from distance, it looks very much like a castle. Some one says that Mt.Wanpur resembles a sitting elephant with the Gandan Monastery on its Back. It is an auspicious symbol to the tibetans some other one says that the view shows Mt.Wanpir as the kind Dorlijiaing with the Gandan in her arms. In the early 15th century, Zonkaba had the Monastery built. His tomb pagoda is in it. Under the north wall of the TombPagoda Hall, there is said to be a flying rock from India. It is also being worshipped by the Buddhists.