Talo Monastery ༼རྟ་ལོག་དགོན་པ༽ is a three-story
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
monastery located on the hills above
Punakha
Punakha () is the administrative centre of Punakha dzongkhag, one of the 20 districts of Bhutan. Punakha was the capital of Bhutan and the seat of government until 1955, when the capital was moved to Thimphu. It is about 72 km away from Thim ...
at an elevation of 2800m.
It is the most important and sacred monastery in Bhutan since it is directly connected to the successive mind manifestations of
Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal.
It is commonly known as Talo Goenpa or Talo Sangngak Choling Monastery.
It was founded by Chogtul Jigme Singye, the fourth reincarnation of Lam Thripa in 1767.
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Talo MonasteryRoof of Talo monastery, Bhutan
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in Bhutan
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