Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang
Dumtseg Lhakhang | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Paro, Bhutan |
Country | Bhutan |
Geographic coordinates | 27°26′6.45″N 89°24′49.09″E / 27.4351250°N 89.4136361°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Thangtong Gyalpo |
Date established | 1421 or 1433 |
Jangtsa Dumgtseg Lhakhang [zlum brtshegs lha khang] is a
Legend
According to a local legend, the Lhakhang was built by the saint
Topography
The Lhakhang is located across the Paro Chhu River on the opposite bank of the Paro town where it forms a "geomantic promontory" between the Paro Chhu and Do rivers. It is situated on the road to National Museum of Bhutan in Paro.[3]
History
The stupa-temple was built in 1421 (other sources say 1433) by an eminent Tibetan lama named Thangtong Gyalpo (1385–1464), also known as
In 1841, the 25th Je Khenpo, Sherab Gyeltsen restored the temple with the aid of local villagers, thanking the donors by carving their names on tree trunks which form the columns of the ground floor.[5]
Architecture
The Lhakhang is conceived as a
Bhutan Postal Corporation Ltd., has issued a
There is much older temple to the east of Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang, known as the Jangtsa Palnang Lhakhang, which is said to be one of the 108 border taming [mtha' dul] temples built in the 7th century by the Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b c Pommaret (2006). p.138
- ^ ISBN 0-8386-3602-0. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
Dungtse Lhakhang.
- ^ ISBN 1-900949-33-4. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ ISBN 978-99936-22-42-0.
- ^ a b c d Pommaret (2006). p.142
- ^ "About Dungtse Lhakhang". Government of Bhutan. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ Pommaret
- ^ "Dungtse Lhakhang". Bhutan Postal Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
Bibliography
- Pommaret, Francoise (2006). Bhutan Himalayan Mountains Kingdom (5th ed.). Odyssey Books and Guides.
- Thinley, Lopen Kunzang (2008). Wangdi, Pema (ed.). Seeds of Faith: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sacred Places of Bhutan. Vol. 1. Thimphu: KMT Publishers. ISBN 978-99936-22-42-0.