Nga Lhakhang village in Bumthang district
Setting a stone onto the Mani Wall
Monastery and chorten in Pelrithang
Monks home at the Konchogsum Lhakhang temple
Wangdue Phodrang town
Pelrithang
Tang valley in Bumthang district
Villagers from Ujen Chholeng
Landscape near Nga Lhakhang village
Handicraft shop in Yatna near Ura
Bhutanese young lady
Bhutanese young man
View from the highway to Ura town
Inside the Jampey Lhakhang monastery
Viewpoint beside the highway
Temple decoration beyond the entrance door
Entrance door into the Jampey Lhakhang monastery
Mandala painting inside the Kurjey Lhakhang temple
Checkpoint in Ura
A young woman weaving with a simple loom
Our group in Jakar
Könchogsum Lhakhang temple
Chorten and a forest of prayer flags
Entrance door into the middle temple
Wallpainting inside the Jampey Lhakhang monastery
Buying Bumthang cheese and fruit liqueur
Wall painting inside the chorten
Chorten on the way to the Konchogsum Lhakhang temp…
Entrance into the Konchogsum Lhakhang temple
Mandala painting inside the Kurjey Lhakhang temple
Trongsa, Trongsa Dzong and Ta Dzong
View from Trongsa town to the Trongsa Dzong
Cafe break in new built Trongsa village
Monks home at the Kyichu Lhakhang Monastery
Chorten on the way to the Wangdue Phodrang Dzong
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A stupa and a chorten
Beside the road down the Djendebji pass we passed this place with this stupa and chorten. Stupa, pagoda or chorten is always the same meaning in different cultures and countries (I described this in another set already).
The Bhutanese Design in foreground comprises a square stone pillar with khemar near the top. The exact origin of this style is not known, but is believed to be a reduced form of the classical stupa, with only the pinnacle and square base. Some Bhutanese chorten have a ball and crescent representing the moon and the sun on the top.
The Nepali-Style Chorten is based on the classical stupa. On the Nepali chorten, sides of the tower are painted with pair of eyes, the all-seeing eye of Buddha. What appears to a nose is actually the Sanskrit character for the number one, symbolizing the absolute ness of Buddha. The large Chortenkora in Trashi Yangtse and Chendebji chorten near Trongsa are two examples of this style.
The Bhutanese Design in foreground comprises a square stone pillar with khemar near the top. The exact origin of this style is not known, but is believed to be a reduced form of the classical stupa, with only the pinnacle and square base. Some Bhutanese chorten have a ball and crescent representing the moon and the sun on the top.
The Nepali-Style Chorten is based on the classical stupa. On the Nepali chorten, sides of the tower are painted with pair of eyes, the all-seeing eye of Buddha. What appears to a nose is actually the Sanskrit character for the number one, symbolizing the absolute ness of Buddha. The large Chortenkora in Trashi Yangtse and Chendebji chorten near Trongsa are two examples of this style.
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