Stupas in Bhutan

Chortens, as they call them in Bhutan, are plentiful in the land of the thunder dragon.

http://www.bhutan2008.bt/en/node/327

On the way from Paro Airport to Thimphu, you pass by these three stupas (somewhat hidden in the pic) built in Nepalese, Tibetan & Bhutanese styles.

108 chortens at the Dochula Pass at an altitude of 3050 m.

And there are miniature ones made by mixing clay and ashes of the dead.

There is a chorten in Paro in memory of our family friend whose achievements you can read here:

http://www.bhutanobserver.bt/2010/featured-stories/03/the-dasho-lives-on.html