Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang
Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang
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Thimphu, Bhutan19 contributions
Jun 2024 • Business
Paro is home to the fascinating Dumtse Lhakhang, a 15th-century temple built by the legendary iron bridge builder Thangthong Gyalpo. As a travel agent, I love introducing visitors to this hidden gem, where ancient murals line the walls, depicting vivid stories of Buddhist cosmology and history. The temple’s unique stupa-like structure and its rich spiritual significance make it an essential stop. Thangthong Gyalpo’s legacy, combined with the temple's intricate paintings, offers an unforgettable journey into Bhutan's past, blending history, art, and spirituality in one mesmerizing experience.
Written 10 September 2024
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VittalPrabhu
Bengaluru, India33 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
This Chorten is ancient and is absolutely different. It is dark inside and a flashlight is needed to find your way inside the temple. There is very minimal lighting and it isn't quite enough. The structure was built by Thang Tong Gyalpo, a saint and a blacksmith who made iron chains and rightfully named the Iron Chain Maker.
The large sized painting/murals on the walls have faded a bit, but they will still amaze you. There is a column inside the Lhakhang that is a bit slanted and has an interesting story behind it. It is believed that out of the 100 people erecting that wooden column, one was starved and hence the column wasn't erected perpendicular to the ground!
The different levels of the Lhakhang can be accessed via wooden ladders. The ladder rungs are narrow, squeaking and the ladder is steep. Plus it is dark! One must exercise extreme caution while climbing the ladders. But each level inside the Lhakhang takes you to visit various deities. The butter lamps provide enough light for you to see the idols if you gaze hard and long.
The Chorten isn't very tall and may not be visible from many locations in Paro. There are trees that will obscure the view too. But, hidden is the most amazing Lhakhang. A must see. 5 stars!
The large sized painting/murals on the walls have faded a bit, but they will still amaze you. There is a column inside the Lhakhang that is a bit slanted and has an interesting story behind it. It is believed that out of the 100 people erecting that wooden column, one was starved and hence the column wasn't erected perpendicular to the ground!
The different levels of the Lhakhang can be accessed via wooden ladders. The ladder rungs are narrow, squeaking and the ladder is steep. Plus it is dark! One must exercise extreme caution while climbing the ladders. But each level inside the Lhakhang takes you to visit various deities. The butter lamps provide enough light for you to see the idols if you gaze hard and long.
The Chorten isn't very tall and may not be visible from many locations in Paro. There are trees that will obscure the view too. But, hidden is the most amazing Lhakhang. A must see. 5 stars!
Written 11 June 2015
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Karma Jangchub
Thimphu, Bhutan28 contributions
Feb 2019 • Business
This temple has been built to subdue negative forces that lived in the area discovered by Lama Chagzampa Thangtong Gyalpo around 12th century if i am not wrong. After this was built then the place is said to have become good enough for people to reside in and around the temple mainly Tsongdue ... The main town area.
Written 20 February 2019
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CHARLES D
Albuquerque, NM439 contributions
May 2018 • Solo
Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang is one of the many wonderful Buddhist monasteries in Paro, Bhutan, located up on the hills with a great view of Paro. The monastery is very well maintained and is richly decorated with painted woodcarvings and statues.
Written 23 December 2018
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Jigme
Thimphu, Bhutan67 contributions
Jun 2018 • Family
It is a great temple to visit. However, when i visit it last month, it was under renovation. Seems that they would take time for the renovation to complete. Maybe i wouldn't suggest it on the itinerary for 2018.
Written 4 July 2018
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Mindu W
30 contributions
Feb 2018 • Family
This temple has cone in shape and is never found in any other places. Mashasida Thangthong Gyelpo had built this temple to tame the harmful naga devils spread in Himalayas. The inner paintings have very powerful images of wrathful buddhas.
Written 30 May 2018
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rgbob
Fair Oaks, CA149 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
This is a very small, out of the way temple in Paro. It is hundreds of years old and holds amazing wall frescoes & murals. The inside is almost without lighting; use your phone flashlight to see the paintings. The building and grounds are in need of repair but this is definitely worth spending 1/2 hour to visit.
Written 4 November 2017
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HelenZA
Durban, South Africa375 contributions
Mar 2015 • Friends
This temple is in the shape of a chorten, and was supposed to have been built by the Iron Bridge Lama in 1433. It is surrounded by the usual rows of prayer wheels and the doorway is decorated with beautiful painted woodcarvings. There are no lights on inside, and it is necessary to use a torch to see the wonderful murals. One can climb up a steep wooden stepladder to the higher floors, where it is possible to switch on a single light. It was a very moving experience.
Written 24 April 2015
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Ang, Nan & Dar @ Bhutan 17-25 Mar 2019
21 contributions
Mar 2019 • Friends
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 rare in Bhutan. It is located on the edge of a hill between the Paro valley and the Dopchari valley, across the bridge from Paro. The Buddhist iconography depicted in the Chorten is considered a unique repository of the Drukpa Kagyu school.
Written 27 March 2019
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bucketlisttravellers
Sydney, Australia3,639 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
This temple is rare in that it has been built in the form of a chorten. When we were here we could only look at it from the outside as it is undergoing renovations. Oddly when we were there there was smoke coming from it.
Written 22 October 2018
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Basically mandalas and depictions of tibetan and Indian saints including guru, thangtong gyalpo and avaloketeshvara
Written 4 September 2019
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