Gomphu Kora Tshechu | Trashiyangtse | Bhutan

Gomphu Kora is located in the eastern part of Bhutan. It is 23 Kms from Trashigang towards Trashiyangtse and 2 Kms before reaching Doksum. This place is highly sanctified by Guru Padhmasanbhava during 8th Century.
Buddhist scholars say that the site has been blessed with indefinite virtues and prayers: a mere visit cleanses one of sins, fulfills wishes and guides the path to Nirvana (liberation from the cycle of existence). They also point out that a single circumambulation
at Gomphu Kora brings more spiritual merits to the devotees.
In Chokoey (a classical script), Gomphu means “Meditation Cave” and Kora means
“Circumambulation”. The name is derived from a cave formed out of a rock-face next
to a temple that has been built as a tribute to this sacred site. The story of Gomphu Kora goes back to the 8th century AD. Legend has it that an evil spirit called Myongkhapa escaped from Samye in Tibet when Guru Padmasambhava, the progenitor of the Nyingma strand of Buddhism, was spreading the Dharma in the Himalayas. Myongkhapa followed the
course of the present-day Kholongchhu stream and concealed himself inside a rock where Gomphu Kora stands today. The Guru followed the evil, mediated for three days inside the rock cave and finally vanquished it. The subjugation of the malignant spirit took wit and sheer cunning. To escape from the wrathful Guru, the spirit blasted the rock from the inside, carving a passage of escape. In another incident, the spirit transformed itself into a terrifying snake and appeared before the Guru as if to strike at him. The Guru then manifested as
Garuda, a legendary bird, and captured the snake. Finally subdueing Myongkhapa, he
was instructed to be the guardian diety of Gomphu Kora and was entrusted with the
responsibility of guarding the doctrine.
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