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Dra Zhi, the Four Great Meditation Cliffs of Guru Rinpoche in Bumthang

by Bhutan Pilgrimage
August 28, 2022September 2, 2026

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 Goenpa, where Guru meditated in the form of Blood-Drinking Padma

by Bhutan Pilgrimage
July 2, 2022September 2, 2026

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.