Zangdopelri Monastery Explained

Zangdopelri Monastery also known as Zangdokpalri Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Bhutan. It took seven years to build, and was completed in 2009 by the support of Queen Kesang Choden of Bhutan.^[1]

Name

The name zangdokpalri means copper mountain and is the heavenly abode of guru rinpoche in Tibetan legends.^[2]

External links

• Official site
• Zangdopelri Lhakhang at Kurjey consecrated

Notes and References

1. Web site: MyBhutan.
2. News: Zangdok Palri: The Lotus Light Palace of Guru Rinpoche, Visions of the Buddhist Paradise in the Sacred Kingdom of Bhutan. Bangkok Post.