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Phajoding Monastery

C/O Penden Dorji, OSS, Bhutan Telecom, Thimphu, Bhutan Phone: 17 60 73 53

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The Phajoding monastery site was founded in the 13 th Century by Phajo Drugom Zhigpo (1184-1251), the Tibetan lama who spread the Drukpa Kagyu teachings of Buddhism in Bhutan and known as the 'current of compassion'. It is one of the most sacred meditational sites in Bhutan.

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