Who is Dokpas from My Journey to Lhasa and what is their importance? My_Journey_to_Lhasa English & Literature Dokpas | My Journey to Lhasa

Tibetan shepherds who drive their livestock into the mountain pastures during the warm months. Dokpas construct summer living quarters away from the villages where they stay near their herds. David-Neel and Yongden occasionally use empty huts built by dokpas as shelter.