Thimphu, Bhutan · Tradition
Buddhism sacred sites in Thimphu, Bhutan
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Cheri Monastery/Chagri Monastery
Boegarna_Dodennang, Thimphu, Bhutan
Perched above the Thimphu Valley at 2,850 metres, Cheri Monastery is where Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal established the first Drukpa monastic order in Bhutan in 1620....
Simtokha Dzong
Thimphu, Thimphu, Bhutan
Simtokha Dzong is where the dzong concept began. Built in 1629 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal on a hill five kilometres south of Thimphu, it was the first structure in...
Tango Monastery
Boegarna_Dodennang, Thimphu, Bhutan
Tango Monastery stands on a forested hillside north of Thimphu, where the cliff face was once perceived as the flaming form of Hayagriva — the wrathful, horse-headed...
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