Samye Utse Monastery, Tibet

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The Samye Monastery or Samye Gompa (Tibetan: ; Wylie: bsam yas;
is the first Buddhist monastery built in Tibet, was most probably constructed between 775 and 779 CE under the patronage of King Trisong Detsen of Tibet who sought to revitalize Buddhism, which had declined since its introduction by King Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century.
The monastery is located in Dranang, Shannan Prefecture. It was supposedly modeled on the design of Odantapuri monastery in what is now Bihar, India.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samye

To the left of the entrance is a 5 m stone obelisk, the Samye Doring, dating from the original construction ( in the year 775 - 779), which proclaims Buddhism as the state religion of Tibet