Goen Tshephu Ney is a sacred cave of longevity where Guru Rinpoche first met Buddha Amitayus, heard his message, and received longevity blessings. The Ney is located in Goenshari Gewog under Punakha Dzongkhag at 2413 meters above sea level.
Dzongdrakha Goenpa is a sacred cliff of Guru Rinpoche above the two villages of Bonday and Gyepjag under Paro Dzongkhag, blessed during his second visit to Bhutan in 822 A.D from Tibet. This sacred Dzongdrakha Goemba is located at an altitude of 1400 meters above sea level.
Dra Zhi are the four great meditation cliffs of Guru Rinpoche in Bumthang Dzongkhag, where he meditated before subduing Shelging Karpo, the local deity of Bumthang, who took the life force (sog) of King Sindhu Raja.
Shugdra (also spelled Shuk Drak Goenpa) is one of Guru Rimpoche’s four cliffs (Dra-Zhi) located in the upper Choekhor-toed valley under Kharsa village of Bumthang at an elevation of 2680 meters. Choedrak in Chumey, Kunzangdrak, and Thowadrak in Tang Valley are the other three cliffs in the Bumthang Dzongkhag of central Bhutan.
Dra Karpo is a sacred cliff where Guru Rinpoche broke and dispelled an evil spirit in the 8th century. This holy cliff, also known as the mini-Taktsang, is situated in Shaba Deyangkha of Dogar Gewog, under Paro Dzongkhag, at an elevation of 2,663 meters above sea level.
Bumdrak is a sacred cliff of Guru Rinpoche where Dakinis, the Goddess of the Fairies, are said to have left 100,000 footprints located at an altitude of 3500 masl in Tsento Gewog under Paro Dzongkhag.
“Om Ah Hung” Ney are the three sites blessed by Guru Rinpoche in the 8th century and considered the holiest since their names begin with the letters Om, Ah, and Hung, which form the Buddhist Mantra, “Om Ah Hung”. They are Omba Ney in Trashi Yangtse, Aja Ney in Monggar, and Hungrel Ney in Paro.
Paro Taktsang is the most sacred cave in Bhutan, where Guru Rinpoche journeyed on the back of a flaming tigress in the 8th century. He meditated in the cave for 3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days before subjugating the malicious spirits and concealing profound treasures for the benefit of sentient beings.
Choedrak is one of the Four Cliffs (Dra Zhi) of Guru Rinpoche on the northern ridge dominating the whole Chumey valley of Bumthang Dzongkhag at an altitude of 3,800 meters. Guru Rimpoche is said to have arrived at the sacred Choedrak riding on a tigress and meditated there just like he did in Paro Taktsang.
Later, a monastery was built against the cliff by Gyalwa Lorepa, a Drukpa Kagyupa lama from Tibet, in the 12th century.
Singye Dzong is a sacred site of Guru Rinpoche’s enlightened activity located in Khoma Gewog under Lhuentse Dzongkhag at an altitude of more than 4482 meters above sea level. The Dzong is called Singye Dzong since the Dzong (rock) resembles a lion. Khandro Yeshey Tshogyal discovered Singye Dzong Ney in the 8th century.
