Chimi Lhakhang is a Buddhist monastery in the Punakha district of Bhutan. It’s located on a hillock near Sopsokha village. A 30 minutes walk on trails through agricultural fields leads to this monastery on the hill. Widely known as the fertility temple, the history of how this place came into existence is unusually interesting.Chimi Lhakhang […]
A massive 51 metres tall golden Buddha sitting on top of a gilded meditation hall located in the mountains of Kuenselphodrong Nature Park in Thimphu. The Buddha Dordenma is the statue of the Shakyamuni Buddha and it houses a total of 125,000 miniature Buddhas in bronze, 100,000 of which are 8 inches tall and the […]
Paro Dzong, officially known as Rinchen Pung Dzong and shortened to Rinpung Dzong means ‘fortress on a heap of jewels’. An ancient fortress with a complex housing a monastic body, administration offices, courtyards and temples all surrounded by towering walls. The dzong is a fine example of Bhutanese architecture, and is built on a cliff […]
