Rangjung Woesel Choling is a new Nyingma monastery founded in 1989. The wall paintings in traditional style depict the eight manifestations of Padmasambhava.
SItuated in Rangjung town in the far East of Bhutan, this was the only monastery on our trip that allowed photography inside (The reason photography usually is forbidden has a lot to do with art theft).

Altar with statues of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) in the centre, flanked by Tibetan king Trisong Detsen and philosopher Shantarakshita, who in the 8th century together with Padmasambhava founded Samye, the first Tibetan monastery.



Dungchen- Tibetan trumpets that make a deep sound, widely used in Buddhist ceremonies