Bhutan Lhayi Zeydhan Tours and Travels

02/01/2024

Happy new year 2024

03/06/2023

BLZ Spiritual Tour for 13 Nights and 14 Days 🇧🇹

03/06/2023

European Spiritual Tour with BLZ Tours 🇧🇹

30/05/2023

08/03/2023

LHAKHANG KARPO

04/12/2022

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁

Linking the present with the past.

Photos of the stunning architecture of Wangduecholing palace in Bumthang which is under renovation.

Travel for architecture is one of the top experiences in Bhutan.

11/10/2022

11/10/2022

The kira and the gho are the traditional costume for the women and men in Bhutan, and are required to be worn by government officials, tour guides and by locals visiting dzongs.

The kira is like a strapless wrap maxi dress. The dress typically consists of an ankle length long rectangular woven cloth wrapped around the body, pinned down at both shoulders with brooches, koma, and tied at the waist with a belt. An alternative, is an-ankle length wrap skirt. The dress or skirt is worn with an inner long-sheeved blouse, a wonju, and an outer short jacket, a toego. The attire is finished with a sash, the rachu, placed over the left shoulder.

The gho is a knee-length robe tied at the waist by a cloth belt known as the kera and worn with a wrap, the kabney.

Pictures of our traditional dressed worn during Thimphu Tshechu festival where people gathered in their finest Gho’s and Kira’s in a celebration of their culture.

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11/10/2022

Traditional door Latch

04/10/2022

As the golden autumn begins to comes to an end…

…. the valleys become a sight of excitement as the paddy fields welcome the hope of bountiful harvest.

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25/09/2022

Jangsa Dumtseg Lhakhang

Ground floor or the first temple
A. Paintings on the inside of the outer wall
i. Above the entrance-Goenpo Chhadru
ii. Gangtsen
iii. Twelve deeds of Buddha
iv. Guru Rimpochhe Zangtokpelri Zhingkham
v. Chenrezig
vi. Seven Buddhas
vii. Zhabdrung Phuensum Tshogpa
viii. Tshepagmed or Amitayus
ix. Buddha Aksobhya or Mithrugpa
x. White Tara or Dolkar
xi. Drubthob Thangtong Gyalpo
xii. Kuenkhen Pema Karpo
xiii. Dorji Tumpo
xiv. Chenrezig Chhagtong Chentong
xv. Sengdhen Nagi Droelma

A. Paintings on the axle of the outer corridor
i. Dubthob Thangtong Gyalpo and disciples.
ii. Shar Dorji Sempa
iii. Lho Rinchen Jungney
iv. Guru Rimpochhe. Below Guru Rimpochhe painting are the Gongdhue Lhatshog.
v. Jowo Jampa
vi. Gendru Chhog Nyi (Six Ornaments and Two Excellencies)
vii. Sangya Menlha or Buddha of Medicine
viii. Chenrezig.

A. Paintings in the inner corridor on the axle
i. Paintings of different emanations of Chenrezig
ii. Jangchub Tungsha.
B. Statues in the inner corridor
i. Zhabdrung
ii. Ngawang Chhogyal
iii. Chenrezig
iv. Dorji Sempa or Vajrasattva
v. Chhagna Dorji or Vajrapani

Middle floor or the second temple
A. Paintings
i. All of them Zhithro Lhatshog
ii. Right above the stair case is Dorji Nagpo
iii. Dragmar
iv. Pema Vajra
v. Juyi Heruka at Stair Landing
vi. Dragpo Marchen
vii. Yeshey Goenpo Chhag Zhipa
viii. Goenpo Chhag Drukpa

B. Statues
i. Sacha Thupa
ii. Tshepadme
iii. Tamdrin Yabyum (Hayagriva Union)

Top floor or the third temple

A. Wall Paintings

Inner wall
i. Chhoeku Dorji Yabyum
ii. Dubthob Gebchu Tsazhi or Eighty Four Mahasidhas

Outer Wall
i. Gyalpo Dorji
ii. Mahamaya
iii. Dorji Phagmo or Vajra Varahi
iv. Sangdhue
v. Dorji Dhenzhi
vi. Jigje (Yamantaka)
vii. Dhuegi Khorlo
viii. Pel Khorlo Dhompa
ix. Above the statue of Thangtong Gyalpo there is a painting of Dorji Chhang or Vajradhara

B. Statues
i. Thangtong Gyalpo
ii. Milarepa
iii. Tshepadme or Buddha Amitayus

25/09/2022

Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang

The temple is notable as it is in the form of a chorten, very rare in Bhutan.

Purpose of building the temple:
The temple was built by Thangtong Gyalpo in the 15th century corresponding to the year 1433/1434. It is a three-storey structure with the external features of a stupa. The 25th Je Khenpo Ngawang Jampel Sherab Gyaltshen renovated the temple whereby he also built a temple around it at the base in the year 1821 corresponding to 14th Rabjung.
When Thangtong Gyalpo, the great meditation master visited Paro, he found that that the place between Pachu and Dochu rivers was plagued with leprosy.
The cause of it he found was the Taktshang mountain ridge ending in this village which bears the shape of a poisonous snake descending on to the valley. It also resembled a frog lying on its belly with its right arm in the village of Ramakha and the left arm planted in Jangsar Village with its nose and mouth projecting directly into the area where the temple stands today. In order to nullify the negative effect of this frog like ridge did the master build this temple. It is said that the numbers of leprosy patients started to decline soon thereafter.

Text: Bhutan history and iconography
Photography: Fritz Kleiner

23/09/2022

The kingdom of Bhutan officially opens its doors to international guests following the COVID-19 pandemic today.

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23/08/2022

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22/08/2022

The memorable 22 day long spiritual journey to Bhutan with Lama Loten has successfully come to an end. The tour ended with a visit to the most sacred site, Taktsang (Tigers Nest).
We bid a fond farewell on the early morning of 20th Aug, of course with a heavy heart and deep sense of gratitude for the karmic force that brought us together.
We are already looking forward to another memorable spiritual journey to Bhutan. We deeply thank Lama Loten for trusting us with organizing his trip in Bhutan.

Die denkwürdige 22-tägige spirituelle Reise nach Bhutan mit Lama Loten ist erfolgreich zu Ende gegangen. Die Reise endete mit einem Besuch der heiligsten Stätte, Taktsang (Tigernest).
Wir verabschiedeten uns am frühen Morgen des 20. August, natürlich schweren Herzens und mit einem tiefen Gefühl der Dankbarkeit für die karmische Kraft, die uns zusammengeführt hat.
Wir freuen uns schon jetzt auf eine weitere unvergessliche spirituelle Reise nach Bhutan. Wir danken Lama Loten sehr, dass er uns die Organisation seiner Reise nach Bhutan anvertraut hat.

16/08/2022

Dzongdrakha Goenpa

According to Chhojugun Lhosar Ngagyen, in the 13th century, a Ngingmapa lama, Karzhi Rinchen Samten Pelzang dreamt of a khandrum, instructing him to go to a place called Zhungphug in Moen Yuel, where the treasures of Ugyen Rinpoche were hidden. Lam Karzhi Rinchen Samten Pelzang then shared his dream with a dedicated disciple, Drupthog Gyenpo Dorji from Latoet Jangdrog Taktsheit who later followed the instruction given to Lam Krzhi Rinchen Samten Pelzang by the khandrum in his dream.

Drubthog Gyonpo Dorji then proceeded towards Moen Yuel in 1428, in Earth Bird Year, in search of the place called Zhungphug in Paro. It is said that when he reached a riverside and didn’t know where to go, a jackal came and showed him the direction to Zhungphug. Thus, this particular place came to be known as “Wachu”, the place presently known as “Woochu”. The Drubthog along with the jackal, however, followed the right side of the river and reached near a cave where they met a dumb boy who miraculously spoke for the first time as soon as he saw the ‘Drubthog”. It was then, when the Drubthog saw the extreme joy of the family that he named it the “Ghadrak”. The mother as gratitude to the Drubthog sponsored him food and clothes during his meditation period.

Photo: Fritz Kleiner

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04/08/2022

Finally after more than 2 years we are very happy to welcome our first group who will be staying for 22 days.

They will visit numerous sites around Paro, Thimphu, Punakha, Gangtey, Trongsa, Bumthang and Haa.

We are looking forward to a memorable spiritual tour with the group.

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23/07/2022

🍃 ᴀ ʙᴏᴜɴᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ

At this time of the year, our farmers begin their noble task of paddy plantation. 🌾🌾🌾

𝓘𝓼𝓷’𝓽 𝓲𝓽 𝓪 𝓭𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓼𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓪𝓼 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓯𝓪𝓻𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝔀 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓻 𝓱𝓸𝓹𝓮, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓮 𝓵𝓾𝓼𝓬𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓯𝓲𝓮𝓵𝓭𝓼 𝓼𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓪 𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝔂𝓲𝓮𝓵𝓭 𝓪𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓭.

Photography: .paradox and Mr. Li
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22/07/2022

Bhutan will reopen boarders in September with renewed focus on sustainability.

Photography:

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12/06/2022

11/03/2022

Chumbu Ney

It's a 5 hours walk from the road point. The Hike begins with the opening gate (Zee Go) formed by two standing rocks. There are many rocks and caves formation associated with Guru Rinpoche and each of it has story and its significance.


The striking feature of the Temple is the Dorji Phagmo (The flying Goddess) statue , commonly known as “floating” statue. Dorji Phagmo is also known as Vajravarahi.
This statue is very sacred and ancient as it’s believed that the Goddess Dorji Phamo flew from Tibet and stayed on in the form of a statue. She is a life size statue and believe it or not, her one leg is crossed at the knees and the other is standing but does not touch the ground.
Some people test this belief by passing a money note below her feet and it passes through smoothly without a hitch.

The other site to visit at Chumbu is the Guru Rimpoche Caves. There are several caves used by Guru himself and some caves used by his consorts Khandro Mendharawa and Khandom Yeshey Tshokey.

Text: RGOB

Photo by: .phi

28/01/2022

Drangoe Goenpa

During the period of the 9th ‘Rabjung’, a Tibetan reincarnate, Trulku Gyeltshen Pel, disciple of Gyalwa Gyeltshenpa, began his journey from Baeyul (in Tibet) to Bhutan to follow the prophesy of Lord Buddha. He visited various holy places in the country and finally, having reached Paro, saw a hill in the shape of a human heart (Ri Drangje) and decided to reside there on the top of the hill. In 1510, he built the monastery of Drangoe Goemba and established a small Buddhist school and practised ‘Bara Kajyud’ teachings.He also built many other monasteries, such as Dzongdra Kha Lhakhang, Goenyul Nangsel Goenpa, etc. to spread the teachings of ‘Bara Kajyudpa’.

Later, after the death of Gyeltshen Pel, Trulku Namkha Gyeltshen took over the Lhakhang and continued the reign down the generations by his reincarnations. The monastery was later seized by Lam Kha Nga when they came into power. Soon after, a fable ran that a woman spread the rumours of the decline of the doctrine. On hearing this rumour, Pelden Drukpa Rimpoche (Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel) paid a visit to Bhutan and restored the monastery from Lam Kha Nga and commanded the second Drubchen, Jimpa Gyeltshen to take charge of it. After the restoration, the Takstang Lamas were also recruited from this monastic school.
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P.c - .smuts &

26/01/2022

Making Yak meat momo (dumplings) with and potato momo with .blankevoort

Picture credit - .smuts

02/01/2022

Refreshing view after the snow fall ❄️

11/12/2021

Traditional Thanka painting

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29/09/2021

Such a beautiful Khangzang Chorten (stupa) at Gorina Lhakhang 🙏

29/09/2021

Reception by the monks of Gorina Lhakhang 🙏🙏🙏

29/09/2021

On the way to GORINA KUEN NANG YOESER LHAKHANG, Paro

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27/09/2021

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27/09/2020

“Take nothing but memories,leave nothing but footprints.” Footprint left on the floor after thousands of prostrations.

P.c 📸 - David R

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