Kurjey Lhakhang
Kurjey Lhakang,སྐུ་རྗེས་ ཡང་ན་ གུ་རུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་གི་ ཞབས་རྗེས་ also known as the Kurjey Monastery, is located in the Bumthang valley in the Bumthang district of Bhutan. This is the final resting place of the remains of the first three Kings of Bhutan. Also, a large tree behind one of the temple buildings is believed to be a terma that was left there by Padmasambhava.
| Kurjey Lhakhang Monastery | |
|---|---|
Kurjey Lhakhang Monastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Deity | Padmasambhava Gautama Buddha |
| Festivals | Kurjey Tshechu |
| Location | |
| Location | Bumthang Valley, Bumthang District, Bhutan |
Location within Bhutan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°37′N 90°42′E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Dzong architecture |
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