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Tiger's Nest

The Taktsang monastery, also known as the Tiger's Nest, was built 3,000m (10,000ft) above sea level. The main temple complex was built in 1692 is where Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) materialized some 1,300 years ago on the back of a flying tigress. Finding shelter in a series of caves, he meditated for some three years and then set about converting the Bhutanese to Buddhism.

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Uploaded on December 21, 2015
Taken on October 25, 2015