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Trashiyangtse, Trashiyangtse District · 27.6058°, 91.4950°
A large whitewashed stupa beside the Kholong Chhu in eastern Bhutan, begun in 1740 by Lama Ngawang Lodrö in memory of Lam Jangchub Gyeltshen and to pacify a malignant spirit at the site; it took twelve years to complete and was modelled on the great stupa of Boudhanath in Nepal. Two circumambulation festivals, Dakpa Kora and Drukpa Kora, draw pilgrims from Trashiyangtse and from Tawang across the border.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
A Dakini princess from Arunachal Pradesh is said to have had herself entombed alive inside the stupa as the Yeshe Semba, to meditate there for the benefit of all beings.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: 18th-century Bhutan
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