Gomphu Kora is a meditative cave where Guru Rinpoche meditated and subdued a demon called Myongkhapa, locally known as Sewang Nagpo. The sacred cave is located in Tongzhang Gewog of Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag at an altitude of 1200 meters above sea level.
Zhabjethang is a sacred plain where Guru Rinpoche and his consort Tashi Khyidren meditated and left their footprints in Chhokhor Toed under Bumthang Dzongkhag. A Lhakhang was built later in the 14th century by Terton Dorji Lingpa at the sacred site known as Zhabjeythang Lhakhang.
The 2 Holiest sites of Guru Rinpoche, blessed during his first visit to Bhutan from Nepal at the invitation of King Sindhu Raja in the 8th century, are in Bumthang and Trongsa.
Kunzangdra is one of the four cliffs of Guru Rinpoche, located opposite the Tang Valley of Bumthang Dzongkhag at 3350 meters above sea level. The name Kunzangdra is derived from the incident of Pema Lingpa seeing Kuntu Zangpo, one of the primordial Buddhas, while gazing up from his birthplace, Chel.
Thowadra is one of the four sacred cliffs of Guru Rinpoche in Bumthang, where a wooden Garuda is said to have been left after exiling the Tibetan king Khikha Rathoe from the Khenpajong Valley. The sacred cliff was founded by Mandarava. Thowadra Monastery is located at the extreme north of Chutoed village under Tang Gewog in Bumthang Dzongkhag at an altitude of 3,400 meters.
Kurjey Lhakhang is the first sacred site of Guru Rinpoche in Bhutan, blessed in the 8th century. Kurje is the “impression” left by Guru Rinpoche’s holy body on the rock in the cave of the Diamond Piled Red Rock (Drakmar Dorje Tsekpa) while meditating to subdue Shelging Karpo, who took the life force (sog) of King Sindhu Raja of Bumthang.
Guru Rinpoche is one of Bhutan’s most important historical and religious figures, who introduced Buddhism. He is considered the reincarnation of the Lord Buddha and is referred to as the Second Buddha. The statue of Ugyen Guru Rimpoche appears on the altars of almost all Bhutanese temples and homes.
Domtsang Ney is a meditation cave of Guru Rinpoche in Bjemina. It is located around 25 km from the capital city, Thimphu, en route to Tshelung Ney and Jagar Damkelsa Ney. The Ney is a real hidden blessing of Guru Rinpoche. It is a site of hidden blessings for all of us. The evidence left by the Guru itself is a source to revere the Ney and seek blessings.
Drakey Pangtsho is a spiritual treasure lake on the lap of Jowo Drake, where Guru Rinpoche had hidden sacred treasures in the 8th Century. Dragay Pangtsho Lake is located in the middle of a gently sloped rocky hill at an altitude of 4390 meters above sea level in the northern part of Paro Dzongkhag. It is one of the sacred lakes in Bhutan.
