Palyul Choekhorling Monastery, also known as Nyingmapa Buddhist Monastery, is situated at Bir (placed at 6900ft, Bir is a village in the lap of the Himalayas, well-known for its tea gardens) in Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. Established in 1980 by Venerable Rigo Tulku Rinpoche, the monastery is one of the most prominent monasteries in India. Palyul Choekhorling Monastery is home to almost 170 monks, residing from different places like Bhutan, Nepal, Ladakh and Tibet. The monastery offers free education, lodging, clothing, medicinal care and food for all the monks studying here. Their nine-year course comprehends the total principles of Buddhism, the Sutra and the Tantra teachings, the nine Yanas (parts) of Nyingmapa and the entire precepts of Buddhism. Palyul Choekhorling monastery houses a carpet centre, an appliqué centre and a small tailoring shop within the premises. Baijnath Paprola railway Station is the nearest railhead.

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