South Asia
Bhutan
Bumthang District

Jampa Lhakhang

The Jampa Temple or Temple of Maitreya is located in Bumthang in , and is said to be one of the 108 temples built by King Songtsen Gampo in 659 CE on a single day, to pin down an ogress to earth forever.
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Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist Temple in Bhutan
  • Also known as: “Jambay Lhakhang”, “Jambey Lhakhang”, and “Temple of Maitreya”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bathpalathang Airport and Tamzhing Monastery.

Aerodrome
is a domestic airport in , . One of only four airports in the country, it opened on 17 December 2011 with flights to .

Buddhist temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tamzhing Lhündrup Monastery in in central is a Nyingma gompa in Bhutan. Its temple and monastery are remarkable for their direct connection to the Bhutanese tertön and saint, Pema Lingpa and his tulkus. is situated 1½ km north of Jampa Lhakhang.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
or Jakar Yugyal Dzong is the dzong or fortress of the in central . It is located on a ridge above town in the Chamkhar valley of Bumthang. is situated 3 km south of Jampa Lhakhang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jakar and Zugne.

Photo: Jmhullot, CC BY 3.0.
Located in central Bhutan, is renowned as a center of Vajrayana Buddhism, particularly the Nyingma tradition, and is home to numerous monasteries and sacred sites.

Village
is a village in in central , located south of and east of on the Chume River in the Chume Valley. The village is noted for its weavers with scarves tied to their heads in the style. is situated 8 km south of Jampa Lhakhang.

Jampa Lhakhang

Latitude
27.57534° or 27° 34′ 31″ north
Longitude
90.73371° or 90° 44′ 1″ east
Open location code
7MVGHPGM+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 664292568
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2079524
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Jampa Lhakhang” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Jampe Lhakhang”
  • Dutch: “Jampey Lhakhang”
  • Dzongkha: “བྱམས་པ་ལྷ་ཁང་”
  • Italian: “Jambay Lhakhang”
  • Japanese: “ジャンバイ・ラカン”
  • Japanese: “ジャンペラカン”
  • Russian: “Джамбей Лакханг”
  • Russian: “Джамбей-лакханг”
  • Russian: “Джамбэй-Лакханг”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Džambaj”
  • Spanish: “Templo Jambay Lhakhang”
  • Spanish: “Templo Jambey”
  • Ukrainian: “Джамбей-лакханг”

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Highlights include Toktu Zamba and Chakar Lakhang.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jampa Lhakhang”. Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.