Although
Warren Hastings resigned and went away in the month of 1785, his successor McPherson had
approved
of Puran Gir Gossain's mission to Tibet and Puran Gir Gossain went there. So great
was Puran Gir Gossain's prestige.The temple and
monastery known as Bhot-bagan was really set up after the first trade mission. No
sooner Tashi Lama had expressed his desire to Bogle that he wanted to set up a monastery
on the bank of river Ganga, Warren Hastings took up the idea.
It was Tashi Lama desire that the monastery will be in the
charge of Puran Gir Gossain who was mutually trusted by both Tibet and the Company.
That is why Puran Gir Gossain and the Dasanami
Saivayats came to have the ascendancy at this temple. |