Drikung Kagyu Samtenling Nunnery was founded by His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche in 1992. The nunnery is a branch of Drikung Kagyu Institute and it functions as a educational center as well as a center to preserve and promote the traditional Drikung Kagyu nunnery system.

Samtenling Nunnery is located in the northern Part of Dehradun, close to Jangchubling Monastery, Songtsen Library, and Kagyu College.