6)Kur-jey Lhakhang, Bumthang Valley, Central Bhutan, 6/27/2004
Kurjey is a very important temple-monastery. Built in 1652.

In 746 Padmasambhava(‘Guru’) came here at the request of 1 or 2 feuding Indian kings. King Sindhu Raja’s son was killed by the Naochhe King, the Raja then desecrated the abode of the chief Bhumthang deity, Shelging Karpo, who then angrily took revenge by stealing the king’s life force bringing him near to death. The story gets more complicated, but by soon after changing himself into a Garuda bird he scolded the misbehaving deity and saved the king. By this action the kings were converted to Buddhism, the country restored to peace and Shelging Karpo became guardian deity of Kurjey.

Guru meditated in a cave, now inside the temple, leaving his body impression(Kur-Jey)