Project Activites
Tara Village
This section is a sacred space for short silent retreats, or longer Nyungney and 21-Day Tara Retreats, and for solitary retreats among serious practitioners. The centre should be tucked away from noise and public movements. It will comprise of:
- Rooms – 21 premium retreat cottages, and 21 tshamkhangs
- Dining – Cafes, restaurants, cooking facilities
- Learning zone – Library & Scripture Room, classrooms
- Movement – Meditation hall for 100 people, gardens, fitness centres, hiking and walking trails.
- Healing area – Traditional medicine clinic, sun decks, medicinal baths, forest therapy.
- Memorial Park – Memorial Temple dedicated to Amitabha Buddha, and Memorial Garden, where memorial trees can be planted, and tsa-tsa and ashes can be kept.
- A serviced-campsite for 50-100 tents, with electricity connection, and common kitchen, showers, and dining area
Tara Potala
The Tara Potala will be a large sacred space that is open to the public to make pilgrimages, and for locals to circumambulate, meet, socialise, take evening walks with family and children, eat out, skate on the plaza, etc. It is comprised, mainly, of:
- One large structure such as Tara Mandala with 21 Taras as the main statues.
- The main hall on the ground floor should hold around 500 people.
- One giant Tara prayer wheel – one of the biggest in Bhutan, or even in the world.
- A separate multi-purpose hall, within the same complex, that can hold 1,000-1,500 people indoor. The Hall should also be suitable for concerts and for exhibition.
- An adjoining plaza between the Main Temple and the Prayer Wheel that can accommodate up to 10,000 people.