Sacred Dur Tsachu ( Hot Spring)

Sacred Dur Tshachu (Hot Spring ) of Guru Menlha at Bumthang 

Kandroma Tshachu ( Hot Spring)

There is a farm road twelve kilometers upstream from Chamkhar town on the way to Dur Menchugang. From there it is a four-day Journey by horse to reach the hot spring. There are many hot springs along the Mangde River, a fact mentioned in the biography of Gyap Sindhu Raja called The Clear Mirror states :" Ugyen Guru Rinpoche arrived at the upper end of Dur in the form of Guru Menlha " Medicine Guru Rinpoche ". He revealed 108 hot springs inorder to liberate sentient beings from deadly diseases, and bound all the local deities and treasure protectors by an oath ( to protect the hot spring will not be reborn in the lower realms."

Guru Menlha 

As mentioned, though this efficacious hot springs has been in existence a long time, it seems that it was inaccessible for  a period of time. It is said that after Guru Rinpoche’s visited, nobody made the trek to the hot spring and the path became overgrown. Dasho Chume Drungpa Dechen Yoezer, with good intention, made a track route to the spring and a small pool inorder to benefit those who suffered from disease. It was a great noble deed by him.The pool and spring was named Tshachu Deged Nyomden. 

Chenrigzig ( God of Compassion) Tsachu 

As research book Hot Springs and Medicinal Water published by Institute of  Traditional Medicine  (Nagpai Menkha) mentioned Dur Hot Springs. It states that moving upstream from Bumthang Kurje ,one crosses Juli La and Gogthang La- both of which are over 4000 metres high and the springs is located at 3390 metres above sea level between Mandge River on the right and a stream that originates from Chatsinang Lake on the left.

       Drangwa Mo Tshachu (female hot spring)

                                     and

      Drangwa Pho Tshachu (male hot spring )

Guru Tsachu ( Hot Spring)

There are around 14 hot springs pool at Dur ,seven of which are formally examined and tested by the Institute of Traditional Medicine and they are-

1.Guru Tshachu 

2.Drangwa Mo Tshachu (female hot spring)

3.Drangwa Pho Tshachu (male hot spring )

4.Zerkham Tshachu 

5.Gunad Tshachu 

6. Khandro Tshachu (Dakini hot spring )

7.Chenrezig Tshachu ( Avalokiteshvara hot         spring ).

Source: Biography of Gyab Sindhu Raja The Clear Mirror states. Hot Springs and Medicinal Water published by Institute of  Traditional Medicine  (Nagpai Menkha) 

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