BHUTAN, THE KINGDOM OF HAPPINESS
Today, from our 5-star luxury hotel Asia Gardens, we would like to visit Bhutan, a small country in Southeast Asia, between India and China.
This small kingdom in the Himalaya barely has 700,000 inhabitants. The locals call it Druk Yul “The land of the dragon and thunder” and also “Mountain Land”, in Sanskrit Bhutan means “High lands”.
Currently, Bhutan is known for its National Happiness Index. This concept was created in the 70’s by the monarch Jigme Senge Wangchuk.
Ever since then, the government in Bhutan, through the National Happiness Commission, makes sure everything the government does is focused on increasing happiness.
Bhutan has many archaeological treasures, temples, dzongs and breath-taking landscapes. But today we would like to focus on the popular monastery Takshang or “Tiger’s Nest”, one of the most magical places in the country.
This monastery is located over a cliff on the beautiful Paro Valley, one of the most important sacred places in the region.
It started to be built in 1692, according to the legend the Guru Padmasambhava flew over from Tibet riding a tigress. It is believed that he meditated there for 3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days and 3 hours in the 8th Century.
Padmasambhava is the founder of the Nyingma Buddhism Tibetan School. He is commonly known as Guru Rinpoche or Precious Master. In Tibet and Bhutan he is known as the second Buddha.
We hope you have enjoyed this fascinating country. We invite you to come and spend a few days at the Asia Gardens, our fantastic luxury hotel in Alicante, Spain In our hotel you shall be as happy as if you went to the wonderful kingdom of Bhutan.
