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    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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  • Thumbnail for Druk Wangditse Lhakhang
    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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  • Thumbnail for Yagang Lhakhang
    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    "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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    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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