Brief History of Nyamkhar Lhakhang.

Nyamkhar Lhakhang.

Nyamkhar Lhakhang was established by Terton Ratnaling during his visit to Bhutan and left with numerous treasures, hand prints, foot prints and so on. Nyamkhar Lhakhang is one of the most sacred sites of Terton Ratnalingpa but it was remained idle and unknown to most of the people. Lhakhang was located at 6 to 7 hours walk from Kemtsong village and does not have road and electricity connectivity till date. People believes that during the time of Terton Ratnalingpa, there is countless households but latter all of them migrated and left with only on Lhakhang. The ruins of houses and idle paddy field were still seen at Nyamkhar and Jala Village near Nyamkhar Lhakhang.

We can still see heart of demon in the form of large snake which is subdued by Ratnalingpa near Lhakhang and other intestine on the way to Nyamkhar Lhakhang. People believes that during the time of Ranalingpa’s visit, there is a demon in the form of Large snake and use to eat people of Nyamkhar but one night, Ratna Linpa saw burning fire near current Lhakhang and he came to Nyamkhar with super natural power to subdue that demon. Hence, he has cut that snake into pieces which can be still seen near lhakhang. During that time, the Childs of that demon called their mom and says “NANG”- meaning give us food to eat.

AKHAM of Ratnalingpa

Therefore, Ratnalingpa threw intestine of snake and said eat this, which can be still seen on the way to Nyamkhanr Lhakhang and people used to call them as NANG. Moreover, Ratnalingpa has left treasures like Nampar Nangzey, Toenpa, horn of snake which can be used to treat diseases related poison but latter it was lost while lhakhang was caught by fire. Furthermore, we can still see foot prints of Ratnaligpa's cow, Zaru, Letter Ahh Rangjon and Window of Dakini's on the way to Lhakhang.

Heart of Demon.

Since there is no water source near lhakhang and they use to bring water from place called WAMO. Once Ratnalingpa went Wamo to make water source and one tiger jump towards him, so he pick one stone and ran towards Nyamkhar. When reaches to Nyamkhar, that stone turns to AKHAM which can be still seen at Nyamkhar Lhakhang. Latter, one of the emanation of Ratnalingpa named Lama Nyima extract/drawn one holly water near Lhakhang but it was died up recently and the Kudung Choeten of Lama Nyima was placed at Nyamkhar Lhakhang.

View of treasures discovered by Ratnalingpa and left at Nyamkhar.

Letter Ahh Rangjon (Lentsa)