Rinchen Bumpa Monastery


Temple
Hike to Rinchen Bumpa Monastery in Kurtoe Dungkhar

About a two hours hike from the road to the sacred place name called Rinchen Bumpa, the Vase of Jewel.  Which is a fascinating and charming place located on the hill top of mountain side. It is very pleasing and mind-elevating place that makes ones hair stand on end at the instant one reaches the site. It is a place where the beings with karmic connection had attained accomplishment, a place where every beings pay homage and make offerings, and where sinful cleanse their defilement. The place where Guru Rinpoche lived for three months is located towards the west of Khen valley. The place was visited by Omniscient Longchen, Pedma Lingpa and was prophesized by great emanation RatnaLingpa.
There is a white cliff bearing the shape of stupa, (chorten) and many facial images of wrathful and peaceful Buddhas. There is a foot print of Yehsey Tshogyel and a possession of Moen Mo Tashi Khe-Doen and many other concealed treasures. A Lamp of Kalpa (aeon) is also there, a cave of Samten (meditation or concentration) and numbers of foot prints of Guru Rinpoche. There is Yeshey Tshogyel’s meditation cave called “point of a knife” and other meditation caves and caverns. The hill behind named “smile at sight” looks a lot like a heap of grain. Chagtshel Gang “a hill of prostration” and Lu len gang “a chanting hill” exist.
There is a place known to be a cremation ground, where, at the nightfall, all the eight classes of god and demon assemble. Vultures, carnivores in huge number gather. The river resounds “Hoo, Hung and Joo”. Eight classes of god and demon are said to be circumambulating. Hills and trees are bent towards it. As perceived by Terton Choeching Lingpa in a vision, there is the trident of Guru Padma Sambhava and the print of Kapala, the skull, the print of a fang of Ruta thrust downward. There are two foot prints of hero (pawo) and Dakini and much pleasurable display of spontaneously arisen images.
ü  Whoever makes feast offerings at this sacred site will attain the supreme taste of meditative stabilization.
ü  Offering of flower and incense will obtain beautiful body figure and sweet odor.
ü  Offering of scented water and makes sacrificial offerings will be rewarded with decent retinue and wealth.
ü  Offering of songs and music will have voice as pleasant as the melody of Brahma.

ü  Whosoever renders service to this sacred site will enjoy the pleasure of the Lord of Immense Wealth (Zambala) for countless number of lifetimes.