Newly built temple in Kumbu village.
The Kumbu Lhakhang, or Kumbu temple, is about 2 kms to the north-east of Gangtey monastery in Kumbu village. The temple was originally founded by Zhabdrung Tsenden Dewa (1239-1293), a Tibetan lama from the Bon, or pre-Buddhist, religious tradition. In 1371, the great Tibetan Buddhist master Dorje Lingpa stayed here and gave Buddhist teachings. While the original structure is no more, a new
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