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Footprint of an elephant

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Resource #: 69506 (URL for reference)

  • Sacred Rocks (English )

Tibet and Himalayas: Sacred Rock Narrative, Bhutan Cultural Library

Location: Buli

Description:

by Yeshi Wangchuk

Phuntsho Dendup said that, an elephant left the footprint; When Guru Rinpoche came riding on an elephant. Guru Rinpoche later hid the body of an elephant as a treasure at a place called Doendumed, where we would see a rock looking like an elephant.

Associated Resources

This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).

Resource type: Image

Photographer: Yeshi Wangchuk

Photograph Date: 10/Dec/2014

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