The Kyichu Monastery is considered to be one of the oldest temples in Bhutan and a popular place of pilgrimage for many Bhutanese. Lore has it that a Tibetan king called Songtsen Gompo built 108 temples in one day and Kyichu Lhakang was one of the them. Is it said that the temple of Jowo Lhakhang has roots as far as the 7th century.