Lhakhang are religious structures (temples) found throughout the Himalayas (Nepal, Bhutan) that house sacred objects, and in which religious activities...
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The Jampa Temple (Tibetan: བྱམས་པ་ལྷ་ཁང, Wylie: byams pa, THL Jampé Lhakhang) or Temple of Maitreya is located in Bumthang (Jakar) in Bhutan, and is said...
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Kyichu Lhakhang, (also known as Kyerchu Temple or Lho Kyerchu) is an important Himalayan Buddhist temple situated in Lango Gewog of Paro Dzongkhag in Bhutan...
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Chimi Lhakhang, also known as Chime Lhakhang or Monastery or temple, is a Buddhist monastery in Punakha District, Bhutan. Located near Lobesa, it stands...
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Changangkha Lhakhang is a compact temple complex located on the tip of a ridge that juts towards central Thimphu from the hills to the east. Founded in...
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Druk Wangditse Lhakhang("Temple of the Peak of Conquest"),(འབྲུག་དབང་འདུས་རྩེ་ལྷ་ཁང་) is located high on a forested ridge to the south of Tashichho Dzong...
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Kurjey Lhakhang Monastery Kurjey Lhakhang Monastery Religion Affiliation Tibetan Buddhism Deity Padmasambhava Gautama Buddha Festivals Kurjey Tshechu Location...
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The Yagang Lhakhang is a Buddhist temple, located in a village on the outskirts of Mongar in eastern Bhutan. It was built in the 16th century by Sangdag...
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Jangtsa Dumgtseg Lhakhang [zlum brtshegs lha khang] is a Buddhist temple in western Bhutan. The temple is notable as it is in the form of a chorten, very...
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Ngang Lhakhang is a Buddhist monastery in the Choekhor Valley of central Bhutan. It is located not for from Draphe Dzong, which was the residence of the...
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Yonphula Lhakhang is a Buddhist monastery in Bhutan. It is situated in the Eastern District of Bhutan. The Lhakhang or monastery in Yonphula was founded...
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in Bhutan are esoteric symbols, which have their origins in the Chimi Lhakhang monastery near Punakha, the former capital of Bhutan. The village monastery...
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Kurjey Lhakhang – one of Bhutan's most sacred temples – image of Guru Rinopche enshrined in rock. Tamzhing Monastery Jambay Lhakhang Kyichu Lhakhang Paro...
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Phobjikha Valley (section Khewang Lhakhang Tshechu)
Drechagling Lhakhang is one of the eight temples built by Kuenkhen Longchen Rabjam who is popularly known as Longchenpa. Damche Lhakhang or Damchoe Lhakhang was...
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street has many examples of traditionally decorated buildings. The Dungtse Lhakhang (a 15th-century temple) and the Ugyen Perli Palace are near the new bridge...
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Könchogsum Lhakhang, also known as Tsilung, is a Buddhist monastery in central Bhutan. According to Pema Lingpa, the temple was founded as far back as...
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Nyethang Drolma Temple (redirect from Nyethang Drolma Lhakhang Temple)
p. 59. Renovation of Drolma Lhakhang Temple to begin ... 2010. Drolma Lhakhang Temple, Bamboo Compass. Drolma Lhakhang, Tibet Guru. Figure of Atisha...
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girls). The name is said to have arisen after the construction of Jambay Lhakhang. Bumthang farms yield buckwheat, dairy products, honey, apples, potato...
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Hundar also has two Buddhist temples: the white temple (Lhakhang Karpo) and the red temple (Lhakhang Marpo). Between Hundar and Diskit lie sand dunes. According...
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various countries include: Bhutan: Punakha Dzong, Chimi Lhakhang Temple, Kyichu Lhakhang, Kurje Lhakhang, Gangtey Monastery, Gomphu Kora, Chagri Dorjeden Monastery...
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Uesu Gewog (section Lhakhang Karpo)
completely rebuilt. Lhakhang Nagpo, or the Black Temple, located a little above Lhakhang Karpo, was established at the same time as Lhakhang Karpo. Inside the...
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The shrine dedicated to Padmasambhava, also known as Gu-ru mTshan-brgyad Lhakhang or "the Shrine of the Guru with Eight Names", refers to Padmasambhava's...
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Dochula Pass (section Druk Wangyal Lhakhang)
Apart from the chortens there is a monastery called the Druk Wangyal Lhakhang (temple), built in honour of the fourth Druk Gyalpo (head of the state...
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are the Jampa Lhakhang, the Neten Lhakhang and Jigje Lhakhang. A 6 metres (20 ft) high image of Maitreya was deified in Jampa Lhakhang ensconced by Eight...
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Goemba) is a Buddhist College (shedra) for nuns, situated above Kyichu Lhakhang, overlooking the Paro Valley in Bhutan. The Dratshang’s Dorji Lopon appointed...
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Tamzhing Monastery (redirect from Tamshing Lhakhang)
"Buddhist Art Forum". Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 18 April 2012. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tamshing Lhakhang. Friends of Tamshing...
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to a friendly-foreign nation. The place has a religious significance as Lhakhang Karpo and other monasteries are situated there. Geography of Bhutan Transport...
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or near "monastic fortresses (dzong), monasteries (gompa) and temples (lhakhang), and in government buildings, including when on official business, in...
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Wangyel Complex consisting of the Lungchutse Lhakhang, 108 Druk Wangyel Stupas, the Druk Wangyel Lhakhang and the Druk Wangyel Tshechu. She was honoured...
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Bumthang Valley (section Jampa Lhakhang)
Lhakhang is dedicated to Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. Many historians assert the Buddhism appeared in the establishment of this Jampa Lhakhang...
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