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Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten sits high above Punakha Valley, affording panoramic views of the verdant hillsides below. The four-storey temple remains a worthy example of the country's traditional architecture and artistic techniques.
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Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country in Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia. Thimphu is its capital and largest city
Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten sits high above Punakha Valley, affording panoramic views of the verdant hillsides below
You'll have to hike for roughly an hour from the parking at the base of the hill, so be sure to bring plenty of water
Footbridge in Yepaisa Village tourists have to park the bus on the west bank of the river, and walk across a suspension bridge. The iron bed and steel cable look new, but the towers look old. No one knows exactly how old. The first iron suspension bridges in Bhutan were built over 500 years ago, around circa 1440
Prayer flags on bridge over the Mo Chhu river on the way to Khamsum Yulley
After one dies, the benefits of offering prayer flags is believed to guide the soul of the dead away from the netherworld and to prevent it from being reborn in the three lower realms (Nge Song Sum, animals, pret and life in hell) of the six life cycles: Lha (god), Lha Min (demi God), humans, animals, pret, and life in hell, according to a Buddhist scholar, Dasho Lam Sanga
on the other side of the river a narrow track along a little creek and through the rice paddies. At the foot of the hill the paddies end and the real trail begins
Curcuma aromatica (wild turmeric) The rhizomes are often used in cosmetic herbal medicines and as a culinary ingredient in limited quantities as a food flavor
At the foot of the hill there’s a big prayer wheel in its little shelter. Where an older person comes to turn the wheel and chants
Then climbing up the hill is refreshing as trail surrounds pine trees, nice views up and down the valley
two large prayer wheels in their special shelter in front of the Chorten
With a push of one's hand the prayer wheel cylinder whirls. Each revolution counts as an uttered prayer
This folk song is composed by our 70th chief abbot (Jekhen po / Je khenpo) Truel Ku Jigme Choedrag - the present spiritual leader of Bhutan. It's a melody that is offered to God and Goddess in order to bring peace, harmony and good fortune
This chöten (stupa) was built in 2004 by HM the Queen Mother, Ashi Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck
This chorten, however, is unique. It is not designed for community worship or for monastic retreat or education like other Buddhist Institute and Colleges
This chorten is designed as a magical tool. It was built by the Queen Mother for heading off the negative forces and transportation peace and harmony for all the living beings
The Snow Lion is a celestial animal of Tibet. It is the emblem of Tibet, representing the snowy mountain ranges and glaciers of Tibet, and may also symbolize power and strength, and fearlessness and joy, east and the earth element
Snow Lions guarding the entrance to the Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten
Local inhabitants still believe that snow leopards (and domestic cats) are considered to have taken birth particularly to remove the sins of their past lives, and killing these animals means having their sins transferred to your own life
The thing that sets this Chorten apart is that it was designed on the principals delineate within the Holy Scriptures instead of trendy engineering manuals
The Buddha garden and prayer flags. Generally, in Bhutan, prayer flags are hoisted for happiness, long life, prosperity, luck, merit and to offer karmic merit to all sentient beings
