Serlung Monastery

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Monastery in Bhutan

Serlung Pekar Choeling Buddhist Institute, also known as Silung Goenpa, is a 600-year-old monastery in Dawakha, Paro, Bhutan. The Goenpa is a seat of Thang Thong Gyalpo, also known as The Bridge Builder (ལྕགས་བཟོ་པ།). Gyalpo was a legendary to construct first suspension bridges using iron chains. He built a total of 58 bridges across Tibet and Bhutan.

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