Located at Tangguo village, Linzhou County, Lhasa, the monastery was built in 1057 by Dromtonba, disciple of Master Attisha. In 1951, some of the buildings of the monastery were destroyed in an earthquake and the monastery was rebuilt in 1980s. The monastery was listed as one of the culture relic protection sites in Tibet Autonomous Region in 1962.

One of the Halls in Reting Monastery. (Source: Tibet.cn)

The buildings of the monastery occupy an area of 17,000 square meters. The main shrine is a two-story building facing south which is mainly used for Buddhist activities.

Different from Gelug monasteries, the Reting living Buddha is the supreme leader of the Reting Monastery. There were only 16 lamas when the monastery was established, and then the number increased to more than 500. The monastery owns 33 manors and 7 affiliated monasteries.