Dungtse Lhakhang
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Tags : Buddhist Temple
Timings : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Entry Fee : No Entry Fee
Dungtse Lhakhang, Paro Overview
Built in 1421 by the saint-engineer Thangtong Gyalpo, who also built Paro's Iron Chain Bridge nearby, Dungtse Lhakhang is one of the few temples in Bhutan shaped like a chorten rather than a standard lhakhang. It sits on a hillside between the Paro and Dopshari valleys, on the route to the National Museum.
The temple's three floors represent hell, earth, and heaven, connected by steep interior ladders, and are covered in Buddhist murals considered among the most elaborate in the country. It was restored in 1841 under the 25th Je Khenpo, Sherab Gyeltsen. Dungtse Lhakhang is one of the more visually distinctive religious structures in the Paro valley, quite different from the area's many standard-plan lhakhangs.
