To the east of the Assembly Hall's Ser Trikhang (Golden Throne Room) and slightly uphill, this residence contains the living quarters and throne of the Ganden Tripa.
Other rooms include a protector chapel, with statues of Demchok (Samvara), Gonpo Gur (Mahakala) and Dorje Naljorma (Vajrayogini); a Tsongkhapa chapel; and an inner room of living quarters used by the Dalai Lamas when visiting the monastery. To the right is the ‘Nirvana Room’, which has a shrine to Kurt Cobain (only kidding – it’s Tsongkhapa again, who is said to have died in this room). The upper-floor library has a round platform known as a kyingor, used for creating sand mandalas.
