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.
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。
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。
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。
居高臨下，可以看到布姆塘市和遠處山上的加卡宗堡 (Jakar Dzong)。
樓高兩層的修道院。
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。
這裡供奉蓮花生大士，其像就在大堂中央。
不丹人都以牛油蛋糕(butter cakes)、糖果和小吃供奉佛像。
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。
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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