Nako is a village in the Himalayas of northern India, located near the Indo-China border in the Trans-Himalayan region of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.
HISTORY. In eighth century Master Rinpoche brought Buddhism to Nako and later great translator Rinchen Zangpo founded monasteries between 958-1055 AD. Nako and Tabo monasteries were estabilished around the same period but Nako represents a different kind of Buddhism.
According to popular belief, this monastery was founded in the 11th century by an renowned ancient translator Lochen Rinchen Zangpo. It is situated at Nako village, around 6 hours away from Manali. The monastery is also known as the Lotsava Jhakang, which means complex of the translator.