Taktsang

Taktsang monastry

Taktsang is the popular name of Paro Taktsang Monastery,  a prominent himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple, located in the cliff side of the upper Paro valley, in Bhutan.

According to the legend related to this Taktsang, which literally means “Tiger’s nest”, it is believed that Padmasambhava (Guru Rimpoche) flew to this location from Tibet on the back of a tigress from Khenpajong. This place was consecrated to tame the Tiger demon.  So then later, Buddhist saints and sages constructed a temple on that spot in 1692.

It is one of the top tourist pilgrimage spot in Bhutan, and also a favorite place for the Bhutanese to offer prayers during sacred day. It looks scary at first, because it’s located in the cliff, but due to so many visitors there is a good foot path with proper fencing, so every body enjoys the trip in the end.

About the Bhutan.

 

Bhutan is a country situated between two most powerful and populated country in the world, China in the north and India in the south. It’s officially known as the Kingdom of Bhutan also, but since 2008 democratic system of government was introduced and Mr. Jigme Y. Thinley was elected as prime minister. Thimphu is the capital city of Bhutan.

Bhutan was ruled by Lamas (sages and prophets) in the  ancient times until a prophesied king (Ugyen Wangchuk) came on the throne in 1907. One of the most famous lama and military leader who ruled Bhutan, before the king Ugyen Wangchuk was known as Zhabdrung Ngawang Nangyel. He was a Tibetan Lama, most powerful in magician and a great wisdom holder, due to a political disputes in Tibet, he came to Bhutan fulfilling Guru Rimpoche’s prophecy.

In 2006, based on a global survey, Business Week rated Bhutan the happiest country in Asia and the eighth-happiest in the world.