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Chortens or stupas are the most visible sites on the Bhutanese landscape. We find these religious structures on mountains, hillocks, passes, cross-roads and river banks. Often known as burial mounds, chortens are built in memories of eminent lamas, kings or to pin down evil spirits. They are also built to protect a place or a region against evil spirits which are potentially dangerous; such as crossroads and high passes as well as landslide and accident prone areas. The term chorten literally means 'receptacle' of worship or offering. The origin of the chorten is not very clear, but it had already developed into a good symbol of worship before the emergence of Buddhism. We notice three basic styles of chortens, generally characterized as Bhutanese, Tibetan and Nepali. Chorten Kora in Trash
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