Lhakhang Layout

Entrance

The Story behind The Lhakhang

The Traditional art of Bhutan

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Painting I Maya, mother of Siddhartha Gautama

Painting II Baby Sakyamuni showered with blessings upon his birth by the gods.

Painting III At the point of death, Siddhartha now also known as Sakyamuni, and more commonly known as Buddha, meditated under a Bodhi tree.

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Painting I In this image appears to be the allegorical painting of Guru Rinpoche's birth.

Painting II The painting depicts the story of Guru Rinpoche.

Painting III In this image, Guru Rinpoche appears inside a cave or grotto with falling water all around.

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Painting IV The images of two of the most historic structures in Bhutan today commemorate his visits in Bumthang in central Bhutan and Paro in the west.

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Painting VI Guru Rinpoche

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Painting IV In this painting, Buddha has returned to teach the disciples he had been studying with -the first Sangha, or community.

Painting V Buddha, in a reclining pose and awaiting death, teaches his last lesson – Be your own Buddha.

Painting VI This painting incorporates imagery and symbolism depicting how Buddha's teachings, also known to scholars as the 'dharma', were remembered after his death.