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| {{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery|name=Shuk Drak Goenpa|coordinates={{coord|27|38|29.67586|N|90|42|52.9261|E}}|location=]|location_country=Bhutan|map_type=Bhutan|map_caption=Location within Bhutan|map_size=|founded=1944|founded_by=]|image=}} | {{Short description|Buddhist monastery in Bumthan district, Bhutan}} | ||
| {{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery|name=Shuk Drak Goenpa|coordinates={{coord|27|38|29.67586|N|90|42|52.9261|E}}|location=]|location_country=Bhutan|map_type=Bhutan|map_caption=Location within Bhutan|map_size=|founded=1944|founded_by=]|image=}} | |||
| '''Shuk Drak Goenpa''' ({{langx|dz|ཤུག་བྲག་དགོན་པ|shug brag dgon pa}}) is a ] monastery in ], located at an altitude of 2680 metres in Kharsa village of ]. Shuk Drak is one of four sacred cliffs of Guru Rinpoche where he mediated to gain the power to subdue the local deity Sheling Karpo.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=View Heritage Details - CHS |url=https://chs.buddhavalley.com/heritagev2.0/public/application/viewheritage/91 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=chs.buddhavalley.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dra Zhi, the Four Great Meditation Cliffs of Guru Rinpoche in Bumthang |url=https://bhutanpilgrimage.com/dra-zhi-the-four-great-meditation-cliffs-of-guru-rinpoche-in-bumthang/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=bhutanpilgrimage.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The other three are ], ] and ]. It is a 45-minute drive from Chamkhar town to the base of the site and a 20-minute walk uphill.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Shugdra, a Cliff where Guru meditated in the form of Blood Drinking Wrathful Padma |url=https://bhutanpilgrimage.com/shugdra-a-cliff-where-guru-meditated-in-the-form-of-blood-drinking-wrathful-padma/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=bhutanpilgrimage.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | '''Shuk Drak Goenpa''' ({{langx|dz|ཤུག་བྲག་དགོན་པ|shug brag dgon pa}}) is a ] monastery in ], located at an altitude of 2680 metres in Kharsa village of ]. Shuk Drak is one of four sacred cliffs of ] where he mediated to gain the power to subdue the local deity Sheling Karpo in the 8th century.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=View Heritage Details - CHS |url=https://chs.buddhavalley.com/heritagev2.0/public/application/viewheritage/91 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=chs.buddhavalley.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dra Zhi, the Four Great Meditation Cliffs of Guru Rinpoche in Bumthang |url=https://bhutanpilgrimage.com/dra-zhi-the-four-great-meditation-cliffs-of-guru-rinpoche-in-bumthang/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=bhutanpilgrimage.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The other three are ], ] and ]. It is a 45-minute drive from Chamkhar town to the base of the site and a 20-minute walk uphill.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Shugdra, a Cliff where Guru meditated in the form of Blood Drinking Wrathful Padma |url=https://bhutanpilgrimage.com/shugdra-a-cliff-where-guru-meditated-in-the-form-of-blood-drinking-wrathful-padma/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=bhutanpilgrimage.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It will just take 30 minutes if you walk from Kharsa Primary School.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Tourism |first=Department of |title=Shukdrak Goenpa- Druk Neykor |url=https://drukneykor.gov.bt/drukneykor/site/shukdrak-goenpa |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=drukneykor.gov.bt}}</ref> | ||
| == History == | |||
| According to the biography of King Sindhu Raja, called The Clear Mirror, ] is said to have arrived there in the form of Blood Drinking Wrathful Padma, meditated and concealed many treasures.<ref name=":0" /> Some of the sacred wonders to see are footprint of Guru Rinpoche and his walking stick, footprint of Khandro ] and many more.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> | |||
| Shuk Drak Goenpa is know by many names like Chung drag, Shug Drag, Zhugdra, and Shuel Drak.<ref name=":0" /> Shugdrak is divided into three parts namely Drakar Namkha Dzong at the upper end, Duedul Singye Dzong in the middle, and Chungchen khading Dzong at the foothills.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> | |||
| The Shugdra Lhakhang was built by Garpa Nado in 1944.The main statue of the Goenpa is ] discovered by Garpa Nado.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The ] around Shuk Drak will take one whole day to complete visiting all the sacred sites there.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
| == Festival == | |||
| Every year, on the 4th day of the 6th month, which corresponds to the ], ''Choetshog'' is performed, while the ''Zhithro'' ritual is conducted on the 11th day of the 6th month, which corresponds to the ].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| == See also == | |||
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| == References == | == References == | ||
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Buddhist monastery in Bumthan district, Bhutan| Shuk Drak Goenpa | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Bumthang District |
| Country | Bhutan |
  Location within Bhutan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°38′29.67586″N 90°42′52.9261″E / 27.6415766278°N 90.714701694°E / 27.6415766278; 90.714701694 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Garpa Nado |
| Date established | 1944 |
Shuk Drak Goenpa (Dzongkha: ཤུག་བྲག་དགོན་པ, romanized: shug brag dgon pa) is a Buddhist monastery in Bhutan, located at an altitude of 2680 metres in Kharsa village of Bumthang District. Shuk Drak is one of four sacred cliffs of Guru Rinpoche where he mediated to gain the power to subdue the local deity Sheling Karpo in the 8th century. The other three are Choedrak, Kunzangdrak and Thowadrak. It is a 45-minute drive from Chamkhar town to the base of the site and a 20-minute walk uphill. It will just take 30 minutes if you walk from Kharsa Primary School.
History
According to the biography of King Sindhu Raja, called The Clear Mirror, Guru Rinpoche is said to have arrived there in the form of Blood Drinking Wrathful Padma, meditated and concealed many treasures. Some of the sacred wonders to see are footprint of Guru Rinpoche and his walking stick, footprint of Khandro Yeshe Tshogyal and many more.
Shuk Drak Goenpa is know by many names like Chung drag, Shug Drag, Zhugdra, and Shuel Drak. Shugdrak is divided into three parts namely Drakar Namkha Dzong at the upper end, Duedul Singye Dzong in the middle, and Chungchen khading Dzong at the foothills.
The Shugdra Lhakhang was built by Garpa Nado in 1944.The main statue of the Goenpa is Padmasambhava discovered by Garpa Nado. The pilgrimage around Shuk Drak will take one whole day to complete visiting all the sacred sites there.
Festival
Every year, on the 4th day of the 6th month, which corresponds to the First Sermon of Lord Buddha, Choetshog is performed, while the Zhithro ritual is conducted on the 11th day of the 6th month, which corresponds to the winter solstice.
See also
References
- ^ "View Heritage Details - CHS". chs.buddhavalley.com. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- "Dra Zhi, the Four Great Meditation Cliffs of Guru Rinpoche in Bumthang". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "Shugdra, a Cliff where Guru meditated in the form of Blood Drinking Wrathful Padma". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ Tourism, Department of. "Shukdrak Goenpa- Druk Neykor". drukneykor.gov.bt. Retrieved 2024-12-25.