Nyimalung Monastery

#44 among destinations in Bhutan

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Nyimalung Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in central Bhutan, not far from Prakhar. The monastery was founded by Doring Trulku in 1938, a lama who originally came from Dartesedo in Kham in eastern Tibet. The monastery underwent restoration in 2002. The monastery, home to around 100 monks is especially noted for its talented musicians and its large thangka, devoted by the Japanese, which attracts pilgrims to a festival in the 5th lunar month. ()

Coordinates: 27°29'50"N, 90°44'49"E

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BumthangBhutan

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Nyimalung Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jambey Lhakhang, Jakar Dzong, Bumthang Valley, Lamay Monastery.

5.4 miN
Monastery
Jambey Lhakhang, Jakar
139 min walk • The Jampa Temple or Temple of Maitreya is located in Bumthang in Bhutan, and is said to be one of the 108 temples built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in 659 CE on a single day, to pin down an ogress to earth forever.
3.6 miN
Town, Buddhist architecture
Jakar Dzong, Jakar
92 min walk • Jakar Dzong or Jakar Yugyal Dzong is the dzong or fortress of the Bumthang District in central Bhutan. It is located on a ridge above Jakar town in the Chamkhar valley of Bumthang. It is built on the site of an earlier temple established by the Ralung hierarch Yongzin Ngagi Wangchuk when he came to Bhutan.
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Bumthang Valley, Jakar
94 min walk • Bumthang Valley is the main inhabited valley in the Bumthang district of Bhutan.
3.6 miN
Monastery
Lamay Monastery, Jakar
92 min walk • Lamay Monastery or Lamay Gonpa is a Buddhist monastery in Bumthang, Bhutan. It is located four kilometers above the Jakar Dzong and was built by the Trongsa Penlop, Sonam Drugel, the great-grandfather of King Ugyen Wangchuck in the 19th century.
7.2 miNE
Monastery
Tang Rimochen Lhakhang
183 min walk • Ta Rimochan or Ti Rimochen is a Buddhist monastery in Bhutan belonging to the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located near the village of Misethang in the Tang Valley east of Jakar. A stupa gate marks the road leading to it.
4.7 miNE
Monastery
Kunzangdrak Monastery
120 min walk • Kunzangdrak is a Buddhist sacred site in the Tang Valley of central Bhutan. It lies at an altitude of 3,350 metres in the hollow of a cliff. Guru Rinpoche and his disciple Namkhai Nyingpo are said to have meditated here at the end of the 8th century. The current temple, however, was established in 1488 by Pema Lingpa.

Nyimalung Monastery

Facts and practical information

Nyimalung Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Jambey Lhakhang, Jakar

Jakar Dzong, Jakar

Bumthang Valley, Jakar

Lamay Monastery, Jakar

Tang Rimochen Lhakhang

Kunzangdrak Monastery