
Druk Wangyel Tshechu 2025
Druk Wangyel Tshechu, also known as the Dochula Tshechu, is a one-day festival held every year on 13 December at ...

Druk Wangyal Lhakhang, a Memorial in Honor of Fourth King
Druk Wangyal Lhakhang is a memorial temple built in 2008 as a tribute to His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo ...

Changangkha Lhakhang, the Sacred Site of Guru’s Celestial Horse
Changangkha Lhakhang is a temple dedicated to Avalokiteshvara. It was founded by Nyima, one of the sons of Phajo Drugom ...

Simtokha Dzong, the First Fortress built by Zhabdrung in Bhutan
Simtokha Dzong, also known as Sangak Zabdhon Phodrang, is the first dzong built by the Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in Bhutan ...

Phajoding Monastery, the Temple of Doctrine on the Vulture Peak
Phajoding Monastery is a Buddhist institute founded by Phajo Drugom Zhigpo in the 13th century at an altitude of 4,000 ...

Druk Wangditse Lhakhang, the Temple on the Peak of Conquest
Druk Wangditse Lhakhang, also known as Zabden Lhundrubtse Dzong, is a 3-story fortress-temple founded by Druk Rabgye in 1715 CE ...

National Memorial Chorten, the Stupa representing Buddha’s Mind
National Memorial Chorten is a memorial stupa built by Ashi Phuntsho Choden in 1973, in memory of the third king ...

Druk Wangyal Chortens, 108 Memorial Stupas at Dochula Pass
Druk Wangyal Chortens are 108 memorial stupas built on the Dochula Pass by Ashi Dorji Wangmo in 2003 to commemorate ...

Dechenphu Lhakhang, an Abode of Geynyen, the Protective Deity of Bhutan
Dechenphu Lhakhang, or Dechenphu Geynyen Neykhang, is the abode of Geynyen Jagpa Melen, the powerful deity of Bhutan, founded by ...

Pangri Zampa Monastery, a Temple near the Bridge on an Abandoned Ridge
Pangri Zampa Monastery, a College of Astrology, is a temple founded by Ngawang Chogyal in the 16th century, which later ...
