Lhodrak Kharchu Monastery
Lhodrak Kharchu Monastery – Lhodrak Karchu Monastery or Dratshang is located on the hillside opposite to this massive white fortress (Jakar Dzong). This is large Nyingma monastery, founded in the 1970s by Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche, with about 400 monks currently in residence. It is an imposing monastery with several building located on a slope above the Chamkhar river bridge on the left side of the river. It bears the name of a great monastery in Lhodrak, practically on the border with Bhutan and whose reincarnated lama took refuge in Bhutan and died here. The tshokhang (assembly hall) has massive statues of Guru Rinpoche, Chenresig and Sakyamuni. The visit of Monastery is recommended towards even to witness the mass debating in the courtyard of the shedra, behind the main monastery, where monks reinforce their theological arguments with a stamp of the foot and a victorious slap and daily evening prayers. Lhodrak Kharchu Monastery in Jakar Bumthang is one of the must see monasteries of Bhutan, especially to see the monks and monks body.
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