| Name: | Kadam Lhakhang |
|---|---|
| Identity: | Lhakhang |
| Level: | Registered Heritage Building |
| Category: | Heritage Building |
| Founder: | Community |
| Constructed(Year|Century): | 0 | 19 |
| No. of Floor | 1floor |
| Main Wall | Stone wall |
| Location: | Chaskhar, Mongar |
| Current Use: | Original |
| Ownership: | Gomdey |
| Coodinates: | 27:15:25.938N; 91:22:57.174E |
The magazine published by Gangteng Buddhist University and a piece written by Passang (teacher) at Ugyen Dongag Shedrup Choekhorling Shedra and a compilation of his oral narration state that in our country some of the people practice bonism and even the people of Chaskhar village too. One of the lama from Kham, Tibet known as Artsa lama ordered and advised people not to practice bonism in the village and built Kadam chorten and holy water is found below kadam lhakhang. During the waxing and waning moon, people used to make offerings and perform religious rites near chorten as there was no lhakhang. In the 1800s, community people constructed small lhakhang near kadam chorten as Gomdey (meditation school). In 1993, lama Phuntsho Dorji who is from Chaskhar village coordinated Drupchen for three consecutive years mainly to flourish the teaching of Pema Lingpa and fund for construction of new lhakhang. In 1995, construction of new zangdopelri above kadam lhakhang started and around 2000, completed both the exterior and interior of the zangdopelri. When they appeal to 70th Jekhenpo Truku Jigme Choeda about Gomdey at Ngatshang, Rinpoche advised them to turn Gomdey to Shedra to flourish the teaching and they instituted Shedra. However, the newly instituted Shedra faced a shortage of resources for the monk and could not be managed by the community. Therefore in order to flourish Pema Lingpa teaching which was already there in the community, by the end of the year 2000 community handed over to the 9th Gangteng Trulku. In 2001, His Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche named the lhakhang as Chaskhar Ugyen Dongag Shedrup Choekhorling. In 2009, principal Khentrul Pema Dorji instituted Buddhist secondary education from primary education as per the advice of Gangteng Trulku.
