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thowadra neykor

thowadrak goenpa

Thowadra Monastery, where Guru Rinpoche left a Wooden Garuda on a High Cliff

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.