Dobji Dzong

Paro District, Bhutan

Dobji Dzong (Dzongkha) is a dzong monastery in Bhutan, on a ridge on the national highway from Thimphu to Haa, Paro District, just a few kilometers south of the confluence of the Paro and Thimphu rivers at Chuzom. It is 6,600 feet. Today the dzong houses a monastic school with 35 monks. It was featured in the 2003 film by Bhutanese lama, Travellers and Magicians. The utse (tower), which previously served as Dogar Penlop's residence, and later as a jail, is undergoing a Nu.36.4 million renovation funded by the King of Bhutan. The sacred statue of Jetsun Milarepa that is in the shrine, is believed to have been brought from Druk Ralung in Tibet.

Google Maps ↗ Wikipedia ↗

Monastery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other monasteries in Bhutan

Chagri Monastery Thimphu, Bhutan Chimi Lhakhang Punakha, Bhutan Choedrak Monastery Bhutan Dechen Phodrang Monastery Thimphu, Bhutan Drukgyal Dzong Paro, Bhutan Gangteng Monastery Bhutan, Bhutan Gasa Dzong Bhutan, Bhutan Grad Daga Bhutan