Konchosum Lhakhang

Konchosum Lhakhang was built in the 7th century but later restored by Terton Pema Lingpa in the 15th Century. The three sacred Buddha statues which grace the lhakhang’s main shrine are said to have miraculously flown there from Khini in Kurote, a region further east. This temple also houses one of the largest ancient bells, probably the largest in the whole world, whose ring is said to be hard as far as Lhasa in Tibet in the ancient days. The bell however remains out of use due to the crack, which it has suffered when the Tibetan troops tried to steal it in the 17th century.