Gomphu Kora, a Meditative Cave of Guru Rinpoche for Circumambulation
Gomphu Kora is a meditative cave where Guru Rinpoche meditated and subdued a demon located in Trashiyangtse at an altitude of 820 meters above sea level.
Gomphu Kora is a meditative cave where Guru Rinpoche meditated and subdued a demon located in Trashiyangtse at an altitude of 820 meters above sea level.
Zhabjethang is a sacred plain in Bumthang where Guru Rinpoche and his consort Tashi Khyidren meditated and left their footprints as evidence of their presence.
The two sacred sites of guru Rinpoche blessed during his first visit to Bhutan on the invitation of king Sindhu Raja are Bumthang Kurjey and Trongsa Nabji.
Kunzangdra is one of the four cliffs (Dra Zhi) of Guru Rinpoche located opposite to the Tang Valley of Bumthang at an elevation of 3350 meters above sea level.
Thowadra is a sacred cave of Guru Rinpoche at an altitude of 3,400 meters towards the north end of the Tang valley in Bumthang.
Nabji Lhakhang is a one-storied traditional Bhutanese temple built in Nabji village, Korphu gewog under Trongsa Dzongkhag at an elevation of 2156 masl.
Kurjey Lhakhang is the first sacred site of Guru Rinpoche in Bumthang where he left his body impression on the cave while meditating to subdue Shelging Karpo.
Hungrel Dzong is the sacred site of Guru Rinpoche in Paro where a five-story structure Namgyal Khangzang was built by Pha Drung Drung Gyelchog.
Kabji-Hoka Tsho is one of the largest lakes in Bhutan that never overflows as it's drained through an opening believed to be created by the lake's deity.
Do you know the history of Guru Rinpoche in Bhutan? When and why did Guru Rinpoche come to Bhutan? Guru Rinpoche is the one who introduced Buddhism in Bhutan.