Chimi Lhakhang Travel Tips: What You Should Know Before Visiting
Get essential tips for visiting Chimi Lhakhang including etiquette, timings, and cultural insight
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Chimi Lhakhang Travel Tips: What You Should Know Before Visiting
Get essential tips for visiting Chimi Lhakhang including etiquette, timings, and cultural insight
Have you heard of Bhutan’s Drukpa Kunley? Also known as the Divine Madman, the Mad Monk or the Mad Saint - He is notorious for his Thunderbolt of Flaming Wisdom and considered a saint of fertility. • Check out our recent post about the Divine Madman and see the village notorious for their phallus paintings. https://www.humbleandfree.com/bhutans-divine-madman/
Flute playing Young Monk
Bhutan – Paddlers Paradise. Tucked away in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan sits as a unique paddlers destination. The isolated, culturally unique, country offers pristine rivers to explore. Lets not forget the amazing culture and hospitality that is above and beyond.
Within the Kingdom, a half days drive from the capital Thimpu, you will find Punakha.
Although the capital until 1955 Punaka is now the adventure centre. Located at an elevation of 1,200 metres above sea level its river valleys of the Pho Chu and Mo Chu frame the impressive Punakha Dzong.
The Mo and Pho, flowing fresh and blue, both offering ideal spaces for paddle sport enthusiasts. Otters in the eddy, rare birds and more distract as you paddle these awe-inspiring rapids. With a few blind bends and technical rapids the rivers keep you on your toes. Although they rarely cross the class 4 threshold. Rice fields, age old villages and iconography from Chimi Lhakhang never date.
A journey on these river highways is timeless. As they join at the Dzong an obvious journey end, perhaps its one of the worlds best take outs, then its back to embrace the people and culture of the valley.
If you would like to experience the whitewater and culture of Bhutan check out www.purelandexpeditions.com
Words and pictures: Daz Clarkson-King
Bhutan – Paddlers Paradise Bhutan - Paddlers Paradise. Tucked away in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan sits as a unique paddlers destination.
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ในเมืองปูนาคา มีวัดขนาดเล็กที่ถูกสร้างในสมัยศตวรรษที่ 15 โดยท่าน Drukpa Kuenley และถูกค้นพบในปี 1499 วัดนี้ตั้งอยู่บนเนินเขาเล็กๆ ท่ามกลางหมู่บ้านระหว่างเมืองปูนาคาและวังดี มีตำนานพื้นบ้านว่าในสมัยนั้นมีภูตผีปีศาจอยู่แถวเนินเขาดอร์จูลา พอวายร้ายรู้ตัวว่าจะแพ้ก็เลยบินหนีมาที่จุดที่เป็นที่ตั้งของวัดในปัจจุบันแล้วแปลงร่างเป็นหมา แต่.. ท่าน Drukpa Kuenley ก็รู้สึกได้ถึงความผิดปกติของเจ้าตูบที่มีเลือดไหลสีแปลกๆ จึงจับได้และปราบมารร้ายตัวนั้นในทันที หลังจากนั้น ท่าน Drukpa Kuenley ก็ได้ฝังหมาเอาไว้บนเนินเขาและกำหนดสถานที่แห่งนี้ให้ถูกสร้างเป็นวัด นอกจากนั้นยังทำสัญญาลักษณ์เป็นเจดีย์ ตั้งไว้ข้างหน้าต่ำแหน่งที่จะสร้างวัด เป็นที่มาของชื่อวัดชิมิลาคัง โดยคำว่า Chimi แปลว่า ไม่มีหมา แอดมินคิดว่าหมาคงกลัววัดนี้มากจึงไม่มีหมาตามชื่อวัดนี้จริงๆ
Thongdrol of Drukpa Kuenley at Chimi Lhakhang
The first of its kind in the world-the Thongdrol of Lama Drukpa Kuenley was inaugurated at Chimi Lhakhang in Punakha today. The inaugural ceremony was presided over by His Holiness the 70th Je Khenpo Trulku Jigme Choeda. About a thousand of devotees gathered to receive blessings from the Thongdrol and a Tshe wang from His Holiness the Je Khenpo. Thongdrol means ‘liberation on sight’.
Displayed below are some of the additional photos of the sacred Thongdrol.
Thongdrol of Drukpa Kuenley at Chimi Lhakhang
For more photos please visit my Flickr photostream.
The first Thongdrol of Lama Drukpa Kuenley inaugurated The first of its kind in the world-the Thongdrol of Lama Drukpa Kuenley was inaugurated at Chimi Lhakhang in Punakha today.
Planting trees on Drukpa Kunley's lap
Planting trees on Drukpa Kunley’s lap
Chimi Lhakhang Lam Planting a tree
The coronation day of His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo is celebrated in Bhutan as social forestry day. The College of Natural Resourcesin Lobesa celebrated the day by planting trees near the sacred Chimi Lhakhang in Punakha. Students pursuing diplomas in three departments and the in-service degree students of forestry with the faculty members did the…
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