Geographical LocationTang, Gamling village, Bumthang district
Description
Small temple looking like a house located on the edge of a meadow besides the village of Gamling on the left side of the Tang river and right below Ogyen Choling.
History
The history of this temple is shrouded in mystery and a legend said it was founded by a lady who came from Tibet and became a nun, hence the name, the “temple of the nun”.
It is likely that the structure is ancient given the small size of the temple and the clay statues which have been repainted twenty years ago and which present some ancient and iconographic features attributed to the Imperial Tibetan period. Moreover the Buddha Vairocana is the main statue, which usually points out to an ancient foundation.
A local story in Bumthang place this temple among the 108 temples which were built by the Tibetan King Songtsen gampo in the 7th century.
The present structure might be from the early 20th century and was restored in the 2000s
Architectural style / school and related art works
The temple is very small and resembles a house.
The clay statues which have been repainted twenty years ago but present some ancient and iconographic features attributed to the Imperial Tibetan period and relate in style to Jampey lhakhang. The Buddha Vairocana (Nampar Nangdzey) is surrounded by Bodhisattvas statues and a statue of Guru Rinpoche.
Social cultural function
Community temple looked after by the village lay-practitioners and community rituals are performed.
Anu Lhakhang
Description
Small temple looking like a house located on the edge of a meadow besides the village of Gamling on the left side of the Tang river and right below Ogyen Choling.
History
The history of this temple is shrouded in mystery and a legend said it was founded by a lady who came from Tibet and became a nun, hence the name, the “temple of the nun”.
It is likely that the structure is ancient given the small size of the temple and the clay statues which have been repainted twenty years ago and which present some ancient and iconographic features attributed to the Imperial Tibetan period. Moreover the Buddha Vairocana is the main statue, which usually points out to an ancient foundation.
A local story in Bumthang place this temple among the 108 temples which were built by the Tibetan King Songtsen gampo in the 7th century.
The present structure might be from the early 20th century and was restored in the 2000s
Architectural style / school and related art works
The temple is very small and resembles a house.
The clay statues which have been repainted twenty years ago but present some ancient and iconographic features attributed to the Imperial Tibetan period and relate in style to Jampey lhakhang. The Buddha Vairocana (Nampar Nangdzey) is surrounded by Bodhisattvas statues and a statue of Guru Rinpoche.
Social cultural function
Community temple looked after by the village lay-practitioners and community rituals are performed.