Trashi Yangtse , located in the eastern part of Bhutan , is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. It is further divided into eight gewogs . It houses the Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary on the eastern tri-junction of Bhutan-India-China and to the east lies Tawang in India. The nearest airport is Yongphulla Airport 130 km away.
6-722: Its population in 2005 was 2735 and as of 2022. Located in close proximity to Chorten Kora stupa which lies to the west, a dzong was inaugurated in Trashiyangste in 1997. It contains a major art school, The School of 13 Traditional Arts, also known as Rigney School, which is a sister school of the Zorig Chosum School of Traditional Arts in Thimphu , and teaches six forms of art; painting, pottery, wood sculpture, wood-turning, lacquer-work and embroidery. Chorten Kora , an important landmark located only 3 minutes from
12-687: Is an annual Dakpa Kora (circumambulation of the Chorten by the Dakpas) festival held on the 15th of the first lunar month, and a Drukpa Kora (circumambulation of the Chorten by the Bhutanese) festival held at the end of the first lunar month which celebrate the stupa. These festivals are attended by Dakpa people of the neighboring Tawang District of Arunachal Pradesh in India , and Bhutanese from Trashi Yangtse, Trashigang , and Kurtoe. A popular belief
18-614: Is an important stupa next to the Khorlo-Chu(Kholongchu) River in Trashi Yangtse , in East Bhutan . The stupa was built in 1740 by Lama Ngawang Lodrö (3rd abbot of Rigsum Goenpa), the nephew of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in memory of his late uncle Lam Jangchub Gyeltshen and to subdue a harmful demon believed to have been living at the site where the stupa is now located. The stupa is modeled after
24-672: Is that when the stupa was constructed, a pious Dakini princess from neighboring Arunachal Pradesh in India entombed herself within, as the Yeshe Semba, to meditate on behalf of all beings. A popular Bhutanese ( Dzongkha language ) film "Chorten Kora" is based on this legend. Lam Kezang Chhophel. 'A Brief History of Rigsum Goenpo Lhakhang and Choeten Kora at Trashi Yangtse.' Journal of Bhutan Studies vol.6, pp. 1–4. http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/jbs/pdf/JBS_06_01.pdf This Buddhism -related article
30-545: The famous Boudhanath stupa in Nepal popularly known as Jarung Khashor. The similar stupa can also be found at Zemithang in Tawang known as Gorsam Chorten. Chorten Kora took twelve years to construct and was consecrated by Je Yonten Thaye . The demon that had harmed the people of the valley was apparently subdued and banished. Thereafter, it is said that the people of the valley continue to live in peace and harmony. There
36-417: The main town. The chorten was constructed in the 17th century by Lama Ngawang Lodey to pacify a demon that terrorized the region. Legends say that a young Dakpa girl from Arunachal Pradesh, India believed to be a Dakini was buried alive in the stupa for the goodness of the mankind. This Bhutan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chorten Kora Chorten Kora
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