A temple complex was first built in 1692, around the Taktsang Senge Samdup cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for Four Months in the 8th century.[2] Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan and is the tutelary deity of the country.[3] Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen taktsang or "tiger lair" caves in which he meditated.