In addition to dzong (Fortress) and temples, there are quite a few monasteries and nunneries which are also sight-seeing places for tourists in Bhutan. This Kharchu Monastery was founded by Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche in 1984. He was recognized by Dalai Lama as the incarnation of a Tibetan lama whose spiritual lineage dates back to one of the closest disciples of Master Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche).
Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche bought a small plot of land in Bumthang at the age of 16 in 1982 and started to build a monastery with very little resources. Today, the complex has a two-storey building with a classroom, a dormitory, a library and offices. The monastery has grown considerably has more than 300 monks at some point. I didn’t see that many during my visit probably because many of them travel around and do not need to stay in the monastery the whole time.
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卡朱修道院 (Kharchu Monastery) 位於不丹中部布姆塘主要市鎮的山上不遠處。
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從布姆塘市中心出發,開車前往修道院只需約20分鐘的路程。大門口有兩個大經輪。
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修道院的地方相當大,兩層樓高的修道院前面有一塊大空地。
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居高臨下,可以看到布姆塘市和遠處山上的加卡宗堡 (Jakar Dzong)。
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樓高兩層的修道院。
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這是私家修道院,可以拍照。當然每次都應該先問,得到許可才拍照錄影。尤其是僧侶在念經或舉行任何宗教儀式。
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這裡供奉蓮花生大士,其像就在大堂中央。
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不丹人都以牛油蛋糕(butter cakes)、糖果和小吃供奉佛像。
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這可能是每天的早課(念經),殿堂內還放置了一些樂器如鼓和長號角,都是修道院的課程範圍。
![Kharchu Monastery](http://travelmomo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Kharchung_Dratshang_monastery_dormitory.jpg)
修道院內有33間宿舍房間,我在不丹和西藏其他地方看過的房間都是多過一個人住的。
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