Rigsum Monastery

Rigsum Monastery
Rigsum Monastery is located in Bhutan
Rigsum Monastery
Location within Bhutan
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
Location
LocationTrashiyangtse District, Bhutan
CountryBhutan
Coordinates27°41′35″N 91°27′33″E / 27.69306°N 91.45917°E / 27.69306; 91.45917

Rigsum Monastery (Dzongkha: རིགས་གསུམ་དགོན་པ།, romanized: Rigsum Goenpa) is a Buddhist monastery in Bumdeling Gewog, Trashiyangtse district, Bhutan.

Location

The monastery is located in a hill in the Bumdeling Gewog in Eastern Bhutan, about 4 hours by foot from the town of Taripe. It sits at approximately 2900 metres of elevation, overlooking the Trashi Yangtse dzong [es] and the Bumdeling Valley.

History

The monastery was built under Lama Tshering Gyamtsho, a disciple of Shacha Rinchhen. Today it hosts a religious school with approximately 40 monks in it.

References

  1. ↑ Jordans, Bart (2018), Trekking in Bhutan : 22 multi-day treks including the Jhomolhari, Druk Path, Lunana and Dagala treks (Third ed.), Cicerone, ISBN 978-1-78362-599-4
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  3. 1 2 "Rigsum Goenpa – Dzongkhag Administration, Trashiyangtse". trashiyangtse.gov.bt. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Kezang Chhophe, Lam (2002). "A Brief History of Rigsum Goenpo Lhakhang and Choeten Kora in Trashi Yangtse". Retrieved 17 May 2026.
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