Druk Ugyen Samye Ling is a living Mandala of wisdom, practice & compassion, inspired by the sacred legacy of Samye Monastery in Tibet. This sacred project is developed not as a replica of the 8th-century Buddhist site, but as a living center of Buddha-Dharma where practice, study, and contemplative life coexist in harmony.
Rinchen Bumpa is a sacred site where Guru Rinpoche meditated for three months in the 8th century. Terton Ratna Lingpa later prophesied this Nyechen. It is located in the remote village of Kurtoe, Dungkhar, in Lhuentse Dzongkhag.
Nabji Lhakhang Drup, also known as Doling Drubchen, is a five-day annual religious festival held in Nabji Lhakhang to honor Guru Rinpoche and commemorate the founding of Nabji Temple in Trongsa Dzongkhag. The festival is celebrated from the 15th to the 19th day of the 11th month of the Bhutanese calendar.
Dechen Phodrang Ney is a Drupkhang (meditation cave) of Guru Rinpoche discovered by Lama Karma Jamyang in the 15th century. It is located in Womanang, under the Bumdeling Gewog of Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag, at an elevation of 2,260 meters.
Druk Wangyel Tshechu, also known as the Dochula Tshechu, is a one-day festival held at the Druk Wangyal Tshechu Ground on Dochula Pass. It is celebrated on 13 December every year.
Shelkar Drak Lhakhang, also known as Shekhar Dra Goemba, is a small temple located on the south face of Avalokiteshvara Hill in Haa Dzongkhag. The temple was founded by Choglay Jigme Tenzin, the sixth Sungtrul (speech incarnation) of Zhabdrung Rinpoche.
Druk Wangyal Chortens, also known as Druk Wangyal Khang Zang Chortens or simply Dochula Chortens, are 108 memorial stupas on the Dochula Pass. Dochula Chortens were built by the eldest Queen Mother, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, in 2003. It was built to commemorate Bhutan’s victory led by His Majesty the Great Fourth and in honor of the soldiers who lost their lives in a military operation against insurgents in 2003.
Dechenphu Lhakhang, or Dechenphu Gyenyen Nyekhang, is the principal abode of Geynyen Jagpa Melen, the powerful guardian deity of Bhutan. It was founded by Dampa, the first son of Phajo Drugom Zhigpo, in the 12th century.
Cheri Monastery, also called Chagri Dorjeden Monastery, is the first monastery in Bhutan, founded by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1620. It is located on the south face of an Iron Hill (Chagri), in the shape of the heart of Mahakala’s Palace, at 2852 meters above sea level, adjacent to Tango Monastery.
Koma Tshachu is one of the oldest and most culturally significant hot springs in Bhutan, believed to have been blessed by Guru Rinpoche in the 8th century. It is located within the Jigme Dorji National Park, under Goenshari Gewog of Punakha Dzongkhag at 1839 meters.
