for the same purposes, like the pagodas of East Asian Buddhism or the chortens of Tibetan Buddhism. In Southeast Asia, various different elongated shapes...

Chorten Kora is an important stupa next to the Khorlo-Chu(Kholongchu) River in Trashi Yangtse, in East Bhutan. The stupa was built in 1740 by Lama Ngawang...

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Do-drul Chorten is a stupa in Gangtok in the Indian state of Sikkim. Inside this stupa is a complete set of Dorjee Phurba, Kangyur (Holy Books) and other...

Chendebji Chorten is a stupa in Bhutan, located 41 kilometres (25 mi) west of Trongsa at 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) in elevation. According to legend, Chendebji...

million (US$75 million). From 19 September 2024, the stadium is called Chorten Arena for sponsorship reasons. The stadium was put into operation in 1971...

The Norbugang Chorten (Sikkimese: ནོར་པུ་སྒང་མཆོད་རྟེན་, Wylie: nor bu sgang mchod rten) is a stupa situated in Yuksom, near the Gyalshing city of the...

ago by terton Pema Lingpa. Memorial Chorten The Memorial Chorten, also known as the 'Thimphu Chorten', is a chorten in Thimphu located on Doeboom Lam in...

chortens or stupas known as "Druk Wangyal Chortens" have been built by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, the eldest Queen Mother. Apart from the chortens there...

Yulley Namgyal Chörten (also known as Nyizergang Chörten and Punakha Zangdopelri) — chörten in the Punakha District, Bhutan. This chörten (stupa) was built...

enjoyed freedom for the first time." Gorsam Chorten (Tibetan: གོར་ཟམ་མཆོད་རྟེན།) is a Buddhist stupa (chorten) in Gorsam, 3 km southwest of the Zemithang...

parasols, figures of the sun and moon, and a flame. 'Chorten of 100,000 Images': the largest chorten in Tibet, located in Gyantse. Samye: The first monastery...

entranceway to the Phobjikha Valley. Chorten at Lawa La Pass in Central Bhutan, c. March 2023 Left-side view of the Chorten at Lawa La Pass in Central Bhutan...

recorded Chortens are the Great Chorten and the Small Chorten (stupa) to the early 13th century, following the building of the Sumtseg. These chortens are...

gompa is built to accommodate an ancient chorten 6 m (20 ft) high and of unusual shape, known as the Kanika Chorten, is presumed to date back to the time...

the chorten was ransacked, which resulted in exposure of the wooden frame work of the reliquary. It was later refurbished and painted. Chortens not only...

Legpa; it is now said to be sealed in a chorten in a room to the left at the top of the entrance stairway. The chorten was restored in 1982-83 and again in...

Monastery Dechen Phodrang Monastery Memorial Chorten Phajoding Monastery Tashichho Dzong Chorten Kora Chendebji Chorten Buddha Dordenma statue Buddhism in Bhutan...

Ngawang Chogyal's cousin, Drukpa Kunley (1455–1529), who also built a chorten on the site. In preparing and blessing the site it is said that Lama Kunley...

and handlooms. Chorten at Pele La Pass, Central Bhutan, c. March 2023 Chorten at Pele La Pass, Central Bhutan, c. March 2023 Chorten at Pele La Pass...

Kaling (Tibetan: བར་སྒོ་བཀག་གླིང, Wylie: bar sgo bkag gling) was a large chorten straddling across the road leading from Drepung between the Potala's Red...

The Pargo Kaling chorten today (left), as reconstructed by Lhasa authorities....

lacquer-work and embroidery. Chorten Kora, an important landmark located only 3 minutes from the main town. The chorten was constructed in the 17th century...

River valley. Above the monastery is a chorten painted onto the cliff face and a number of small stone chortens on the ledges below. Legend says that the...

housing for its monks. Chortens, receptacles of worship akin to stupas, dot the land. Pilgrims and locals circumambulate chortens in order to gain merit...

Tengyur (Collection of Commentaries), and the construction of numerous chorten (stupas) throughout the country. Guaranteed representation in the National...

Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home games at the Chorten Arena. Jagiellonia is the most accomplished football club of north-eastern...

my sister and I am very sorry." After the 1996 disaster, two memorial chortens were built near Gorak Shep by the Sherpas: one for Rob Hall and the other...

The Dro-dul Chorten Stupa in Gangtok....

Chorten of Chule at Tsum Valley...