Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan

Taktsang Monastery, Paro, Bhutan


Taktsang Monastery, also known as Taktsang Dzong or Paro Taktsang, is one of the most spectacular fortress monasteries in Bhutan. The name Taktsang means "tiger's lair". It is a famous Tibetan Buddhist monastery that is perched on a 1200-meter high cliff above the Paro Valley.

Taktsang Monastery was built in 1692 around a cave known as Taktsang Senge Samdup. This was where Guru Rinpoche, also called Padmasambhava, spent meditating for three months during the 8th century. Guru Rinpoche is credited with having brought Buddhism to Bhutan, and is regarded today as the patron deity of the country.

The temple at Taktsang Monastery is called the Temple of the Guru with Eight Names, or Guru mTshan-brgyad Lhakhang. The builder was Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye. Today a cultural icon of Bhutan, Taktsang Monastery is the venue of Tsechu, a Bhutanese festival honoring Guru Rinpoche. It takes place in the Paro valley around March or April every year.

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