Rigsum Goenpa is a monastery founded by Lam Tshering Jamtsho on a hill that resembles the three elements of Manjushri, Vajrapani, and Avalokiteshvara in the 18th century. It is located in Bumdeling Gewog under Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag, at an elevation of 2928 meters.
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.
Gongza Ney is a sacred place where Khandro Yeshey Tshogyal offered tea to Guru Rinpoche at noon while he was on the way to Gomphu Kora to subdue a demon. The Ney is located on the banks of Gongri (Drangme Chhu) in Toedtsho Gewog under Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag at an altitude of 927 masl.
“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.
Omba Ney, the “Taktsang of the East,” is the first of three sacred sites of Guru Rinpoche where the letter “OM” is seen on the rock face. The Omba Lhakhang is built on a cliff at an altitude of 2300 masl in Toedtsho Gewog under the Tashiyantse Dzongkhag, just like the famous Paro Taktsang.
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.
