Dungkhar Ugyen Choeling Gonpa: A Temple that was Built with Gifted Stones

Bhutan is blessed to have historically significant temples and monasteries that are centuries- old. Such religious infrastructures play a vital role in the social, religious, and cultural identities of the community around and all over Bhutan. As such, Pemagatshel has both recent and ancient Gonpas (མགོན་པ- mgon pa), which are very sacred and culturally poignant to the community though not known to many. One such is Dungkhar Gonpa which is in Khar Gewog. Therefore, this paper attempts to narrate the oral accounts of the Gonpa, its histories and anecdotes for the benefit of people with similar interests and, of course, posterity.