Memorial Chorten

The Memorial Stupa, also known as Thimphu Chorten is one of the most prominent landmarks of the capital city. Envisioned by Thinley Norbu (1904–1987), the chorten was erected in 1974 as per Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism to honour the third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1928–1972). This is to fulfil his wish of building a chorten which represents the mind of Buddha while Jigme Dorji was alive. The remarkable thing about this stupa is that it does not preserve any human remains unlike other chortens and got only a photo of Jigme Dorji in ceremonial dress. As you will enter the gate, 100s of devotees would be seen praying around this stupa, mainly the older people. Memorial chorten is located on Doeboom Lam in the southern part of the city.