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Tashi Yangtse, dzong

Perched on a steep ridge which rises from the confluence of two rivers, Dongdi chu and Kulong chu, the Tashi Yangtse Dzong is one of the most revered and oldest monasteries in eastern Bhutan. Historical accounts suggest that a palace or dzong of some kind was built on the present site as far back as the ninth century by Gongkar Gyalpo, grandson of Lhasey Tsangma. Terton Pema Lingpa (the treasure revealer) built the dzong in the 15th century on the same site where the old dzong stood.

The main statue for the three-storied dzong is a Chuchizhe (Avalokiteshvara with 11 faces) at the top floor. Legend has it that the statue was discovered by an old woman who lived near the dzong.

(source: www.himalaya2000.com/bhutan/architecture/dzongs/trashiyan...)

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Author Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium
Camera location27° 35′ 03.76″ N, 91° 29′ 37.51″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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