Katsho Goenpa

Chiwog: Yatam

 

Location: Katsho Goenpa

 

Name: Katsho Goenpa/ Katsho Lopdrag

 

Main Nangten: Guru( Nagtsingay)

 

Lam: Jigme(Wozine)

 

Monks: 23 (total of both students and teachers)- all the students are form Haa,Paro and Thimphu.The youngest student is 9 years old and the oldest is 22 years old.

 

Neeype/Administrator; Kuenzang Tshering

Phone# 17745017

 

 

Brief History;

It was established by Lam Choney Dorji about 200 years ago, at around 19 th century.

Lam Choney Dorji had a vision that his destiney was at this place and it will be good for the people living in this area, he also dreamed before the construction that the sky was full of stars shining brightly and named it as Kartsho.

The lhakhang was two storied before, but after the lhakhang was burned down twice by the fire about 50 years ago the lhakhang has only one flate.

The lopdrag was establish about 11 years ago.