Changangkha Lhakhang (Dzongkha: ལྕང་བསྒང་ཁ་ལྷ་ཁང་) stands at the tip of a ridgeline in Thimphu (ཐིམ་ཕུ), Bhutan. There are many colorful ‘nets’ standing at a peaceful corner of the temple, according to the tour guide, these are the sacrifices of Pūjā.
The monks still make these sacrifices in the traditional way, the tools they use are simple but the process is very complicated.
Changangkha Lhakhang is often frequented by parents looking to obtain blessings from Tamdrin, a protective deity.
Pūjā means devotion in Sanskrit, a central practice in Buddhism, refers to commitment to religious observances or to an object or person.
The monks in Changangkha Lhakhang are very kind, they even ask Choumeizai to upload the video to YouTube. Bhutan is no longer a Hermit kingdom.
