Jampa Lhakhang | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Jakar, Bhutan |
Country | Bhutan |
Geographic coordinates | 27°34′31″N 90°44′1″E / 27.57528°N 90.73361°E |
The Jampa Temple (Tibetan: བྱམས་པ་ལྷ་ཁང, Wylie: byams pa, THL Jampé Lhakhang) or Temple of Maitreya is located in Bumthang (Jakar) in Bhutan, and is said to be one of the 108 temples built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in 659 CE on a single day, to pin down an ogress to earth forever.[1]