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Buddhism sacred sites in Bhutan
Explore Buddhism sacred sites in Bhutan: pilgrimage places, living traditions, heritage landmarks, and sacred landscapes.
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Choedrak Monastery
Gyaltsa, Bumthang District, Bhutan
At 3,800 metres on one of Guru Rinpoche's four sacred meditation cliffs in Bumthang, Choedrak Monastery clings to rock face above deep forest....
Konchogsum Lhakhang, Bumthang
Pedtsheling_Tamzhing, Bumthang District, Bhutan
Konchogsum Lhakhang — the Temple of the Three Jewels — was built in the eighth century on Guru Rinpoche's instructions by Tibetan King Trisong Detsen....
Chimi Lhakhang
Oomtekha, Punakha District, Bhutan
Chimi Lhakhang sits on a round hillock amid rice paddies in the Punakha Valley, reached by a twenty-minute walk through fields....
Chumbu Nye
Phooshar, Paro District, Bhutan
Chumbu Nye is a temple of sacred significance.
Cheri Monastery/Chagri Monastery
Boegarna_Dodennang, Thimphu District, 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....
Kyichu Monastery
Satsam, Paro District, Bhutan
Kyichu Lhakhang in the Paro Valley is one of two temples vying for the title of Bhutan's oldest, built in 659 CE by King Songtsen Gampo to pin the left foot of a supine...
Kurje Monastery
Dawathang_Dorjibi_ Kashingtsawa, Bumthang District, Bhutan
Kurje Lhakhang — the Temple of the Sacred Body Imprint — marks the cave where Guru Rinpoche meditated and subdued a local deity in 810 CE, leaving the impression of his...
Gangteng Monastery
Gangteng, Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan
Gangteng Monastery commands a spur above the Phobjikha Valley at 3,000 metres, fulfilling a prophecy made by the treasure revealer Pema Lingpa....
Drukyal Dzong
Nyechhu_Shar-ri, Paro District, Bhutan
Drukgyel Dzong stands at the head of the Paro Valley, built in 1649 to commemorate the Drukpa victory over a Tibetan-Mongol invasion....
Choeje Dra Monastery
Gyaltsa, Bumthang District, Bhutan
Choeje Dra Monastery — also romanized as Choedrak or Choje Drak — stands against one of Guru Rinpoche's four sacred meditation cliffs in Bumthang....
Dumtse Lhakhang
ལུང་གཉིས་Kyichu, Paro District, Bhutan
Dumtse Lhakhang is a temple of sacred significance.
Jampa Lhakhang
Dawathang_Dorjibi_ Kashingtsawa, Bumthang District, Bhutan
Jampa Lhakhang in Bumthang is said to be one of 108 temples built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in a single day in 659 CE, each pinning a part of a supine demoness who...
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