Serlung Monastery

Serlung Pekar Choeling Buddhist Institute (Dzongkha), also known as Silung Goenpa, is a 600-year-old monastery in Dawakha, Paro, Bhutan. The Goenpa is a seat of Thang Thong Gyalpo (Dzongkha), also known as The Bridge Builder. Gyalpo was a legendary to construct first suspension bridges using iron chains. He built a total of 58 bridges across Tibet and Bhutan. The monastery is also known for its lake, which is believed to be sacred. A ritual is held every three years near the lake led by a female shaman (pawo). The monastery was handed over to the Dratshang Lhentshog by the public in 2005. Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother, Ashi Kesang Choeden Wangchuck (Bhutan) funded a thongdrel for the monastery in 2015, which took one year to complete. The monastery housed just 16 monks in 2015 but has since been expanded. Tshogki lopen Sangay Khandu and Khepo Karma Loday donated Nu 160 million for construction of a four-storey multipurpose hall, which was consecrated in October, 2023, by the Je Khenpo. Since 2018, it has been used as a summer residence for the pasakha monks and monastery was established as a Goenzin Dratshang. At that time, the principal of the monastery was Kuenzang Tobgay Namgyel, who was the first principal of Goenzin Dratshang. Th

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