Tamshing Lhakhang, Bhutan

Tamshing Lhakhang is a monastery in Bumthang District, in central Bhutan. It is regarded as being the most important monastery of the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Today Tamshing Lhakhang is the seat of the Lama Sungtrul Rinpoche, whom Bhutanese believe is the incarnation of Pema Lingpa (1450-1521), a Bhutanese saint and discoverer of ancient text. Pema Lingpa is also considered to be the most eminent of the Five Terton Kings.

Tamshing Lhakhang is home to 85 monks. It was built by Pema Lingpa in 1501. The monastery is the home of sacred Bhutanese dances performed during traditional ceremonies and Tsechu festivals. The dance is today regarded as an intangible heritage of Bhutan.

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

Map of Roads in Penang

Looking for information on Penang? Use this Map of Roads in Penang to zoom in on information about Penang, brought to you road by road.

About this website

Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.

While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.