Lhakhang Nagpo, also known as the “Black Temple”, is a one-story temple founded by Songtsen Gampo in 659 CE. The temple is located in the Haa Valley at an elevation of 3,366 meters. It was built as part of the 108 temples in the Himalayan region to subdue a demoness disrupting the spread of Buddhism.
Jo Bay Tsho is a sacred, hidden lake that stretches approximately 300 meters in length and 200 meters in width, nestled high in the mountains along the border of Sombaykha and Gakiling Gewogs in Haa Dzongkhag.
Palden Tashi Chholing Tsuglagkhang, also known as Palden Tashi Chholing Shedra, is a Buddhist college in Phuentsholing. Ap Dophu and his family funded the construction, and it was inaugurated by His Holiness the 70th Je Khenpo, Trulku Jigme Choeda, on October 28, 2014.
Simtokha Dzong, also known as Sangak Zabdhon Phodrang, meaning ‘Palace of the Profound Meaning of Secret Mantras’, is the first dzong built by the Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in Bhutan. It was built in 1629 at the junction of Sha, Wang, and Pa Sum to fulfill the prophecy and subdue a demoness harming the people.
Prakhar Lhakhang, also known as Trakar Lhakhang or Prakhar Ngatshang, is a complex of temples and a mansion (ngatshang) in the Chume Valley of Bumthang Dzongkhag. It was founded by Tenpe Nyima, the grandson of Terton Pema Lingpa, with the help of white monkeys in the 16th century.
Khambalung Ney Tshachu, also known as Khempa-Jong Nye Tshachu or Kurtoe Nye Tshachu, is the most sacred hot spring in Bhutan, situated in Lhuentse Dzongkhag at an altitude of 2,925 meters. Guru Rinpoche blessed the Khempa-Jong Nye Tshachu in the 8th century. Later, the sacred hot spring was prophesied by Khandro Yeshey Tshogyal and revealed by Terton Pema Lingpa in 1475.
Jakar Dzong, also known as Jakar Yugyal Dzong, the ‘Fortress of White Bird’, was founded by Yongzin Ngagi Wangchuk, the great-grandfather of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, in 1549. It sits on a foretold hill above Jakar Town in the Chamkhar Valley of Bumthang Dzongkhag.
Sangye Migyur Ling Lhakhang, also known as Mila Serkhar Guthog Lhakhang or Milarepa Lhakhang, is a nine-story tower dedicated to Jetsun Milarepa in Bhutan, symbolizing his journey from the practice of black magic to enlightenment. The tower is a replica of the original tower built by Milarepa in the 11th century.
Lhakhang Karpo, also known as the “White Temple”, is a one-story temple founded by Songtsen Gampo in 659 CE in the Haa Valley. It was built as part of the 108 temples to subdue a demoness disrupting the spread of Buddhism in the Himalayan region.
Thangbi Lhakhang, also known as Thangbi Lhendrup Choling, is a small two-story temple founded by the 4th Shamar Rinpoche, Chokyi Drakpa Yeshe Pal Zangpo, in 1470. The temple was built according to the prophecy of the Karmapa to spread Buddhism in Bumthang.
