Thowadra lhakhang is also known as Tha Dra. Thowadra is one of the four sacred cliffs of Guru Rinpoche and is also known as one of the “gates” leading into the secret valley of Khenpajong. Thowadra was originally founded in 1238 by Lorepa Drangpa Wangchuk as a tshamkhang. Lorepa is the Drukpa Kagyupa lama who had established Choedrak monastery in Chhumey valley of Bumthang where Guru Rinpoche once meditated. According to the oral history, Thowadra was an isolated place where Gelongma Pelmo and her attendant meditated. Gelongma Pelmo is believed to be cured after meditating at that holy site from leprosy disease. It was later blessed by Guru Rinpoche in the 8th century. A Nyingmapa monastic community was established at the end of the 18th century by Changchub Gyeltsen (alias Jigme Kundrel) who was a disciple of the great Tibetan Dzogchen master, Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798). After his death, the lhakhang was not properly managed which led to dilapidated but later, it was restored by the Drukpa hierarch Choeje Ngawang Trinley who meditation there. Choeje Ngawang Trinley also restored Choedrak in Chhumey which was also founded by Lorepa.