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In the courtyard of the temple we noticed a pile of iron links. These had been forged by Bhutan’s 15th century bridge builder, Thanktong Gyalpo. According to our guide “he built 108 iron bridges. He was the one who originated the use of iron chains in making suspension bridges.” None of those remains standing, but the iron from one of them was used in a bridge we were shown later that day.
On the way back, however, we saw men using bows and arrows now imported from the United States as they engaged in their ancient sport of archery.
Paro’s Kyichu Lhakhang is one of Bhutan’s oldest temples, the survivor from among the 108 built in 659 by the King of Tibet to defeat evil.
Penis signs were present in various forms along the way, including the head of the walking stick we were furnished.
There were also several souvenir vendors with their “local” wares spread on the ground. One was a small silver vile with inlaid turquoise which Sanom, the vendor, said contained aphrodisiac liquid.
But even at the 8,200 feet where we our trail began only the outline of the monastery could be discerned.
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