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Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang
Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang
Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang (Paro) – this is a Buddhist temple that was built during the 15th century. It is located on the edge of a hill between the Paro valley and the Dopchari valley, across the bridge from Paro.
According to a local legend, the Lhakhang was built by the saint Thangtong Gyalpo to subdue a “serpentine force” that was located at the foundation of the chorten. Another legend says that Lhakhang was built on the head of a demoness. According to a Bhutanese source it was built “on the nose of a hill that looks like a frog in order to counteract Sadag (earth-owning spirit) and Lunyen (powerful naga spirit). It is said that the hill, by which the temple is built, is a black vicious snake moving downwards