Built in Nepalese style based on the copy of Boudhanath stupa in Nepal by Lama Ngawang Loday in 1740. The main statue in the temple is of Guru Rinpoche. It is said that one eight year old girl from Arunachal Pradesh sacrificed her life by entering the stupa during its construction. In her memory, the people of Arunachal Pradesh still visit every year for kora (circumambulation) during the great religious festivals that are held in mid-March. Also masses of people from all parts of the eastern region come to mark these celebrations, particularly from Merak and Sakten valleys.
Chorten Kora is an important stupa next to the Kulong Chu River in Trashiyangtse, in East Bhutan. Nearby is a town of the same name. The stupa was built in the 18th century by Lama Ngawang Lodrö, the nephew of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in order to subdue a harmful demon believed to have been living at the site where the chorten is now located. The stupa is modeled after the famous Boudhanath stupa in Nepal popularly known as Jarung Khashor.
Chorten Kora took twelve years to construct and was consecrated by Je Yonten Thaye, the demon that had harmed the people of the valley was apparently subdued and banished. Thereafter, it is said that the people of the valley continue to live in peace and harmony.
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