Chorten Kora
མཆོད་རྟེན་སྐོར་ར་
A white giant stupa built in 1740 modeled on Nepal's Boudhanath Stupa. It is the landmark of Trashiyangtse and the most important pilgrimage site in eastern Bhutan.
Chorten Kora sits by the river beside the town of Trashiyangtse. Lama Ngawang Lodro built it modeled on the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, and legend holds that a young woman who volunteered to sacrifice herself is sealed inside. On the 15th and 30th days of the first month of the Tibetan calendar each year, the stupa's circumambulation festival (Kora) is divided into a 'Bhutanese section' and a 'Tawang Monpa section', and large numbers of pilgrims walk around the stupa. Trashiyangtse is about a 2-hour drive from Trashigang, and you can combine a day trip here with Trashiyangtse Dzong and the Traditional Crafts School.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Trashiyangtse Dzong & Institute for Zorig Chusum
- Duksum Iron Chain Bridge & Weaving Village
- Gom Kora
- Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary
- Trashigang Dzong
- Drametse Lhakhang
- Rangjung Woesel Choeling Monastery
- Kanglung & Sherubtse College