Choekhor Choeten.
Choekhor
choeten is located beside the road from Chamkhar to Jampa Lhakhang above Wangduechholing
Hospital in Bhumthang. While Guru Rinpoche was meditating at Ugyen Drak,
Khandro Bum (Hundred thousand Dakinis) has made offerings from that plain and
latter Guru Rinpoche went down and rested at this particular place where he was
welcomed by thousands Dakinis. Here he
saw the destiny of religion evolving in this place and accordingly he preached
his first sermon to the people of Bhutan.Hence, the valley was named as choekhor
thereafter. The Stupa
is also known as Chokaling choeten or Saachag choeten and there is a Zhugtri of
Guru Rinpoche (Guru Rinpoche’s Throne) inside the Choeten. The choeten was
constructed mainly to keep the Guru Rinpoche’s Zhugtri secure and preserved.
Location:
Beside the Road from Chamkhar to Jampa Lhakhang above Wangduechholing Hospital.
