Nechung Monastery, Dharamsala, India Ven. Thupten Phuntsok Vajra Acharya Nechung monastery has an important place in the history of Tibet. It is the seat of Nechung, Tibet's State Oracle. The oracle is the medium through whom Dorje Drakden (Nechung), the principal protector of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government, communicates with His Holiness and the Kashag (cabinet). Major decisions of ...