[1] According to legend, Padmasambhava meditated on a giant rock, and together with his two consorts Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal, left footprints here.

[10] The rock wall behind this temple rises vertically and it has attained fame due to the historical link with the Guru Rimpoche and Pema Lingpa (known as the Terton or the treasure finder).

[8] The road from Bumthang or Jakar to the Rimochen Lhakhang passing through rugged terrain has many historical monuments of great religious significance, starting with the visit of Padmasambhava to the area or the location.

Initially, after crossing a bridge across the Bumtang Chuu, the road goes down to Dechen Pelrithang (a sheep rearing farm, at an elevation of 2,800 metres (9,200 ft)), then passes the famous Mebartsho gorge (the place in which treasure was found by Rimpoche in the river at deep depths under severe visibility constraints diving down with a lighted butter lamp, and hence named as the "Blazing Fire Lake") of the Tang valley.

To the rear side of the temple, on the rock face, there are foot prints of the 8-year-old daughter of Thisongdetsen (the King of Tibet in the 8th century) who is called the "Lotus Princess."

[10][12][13] Several legends have been narrated to the treasure hunts that Pema Lungpa embarked on during his left time in Bhutan, some of which had very serious and adverse consequences in the past.

Even the treasure image of Buddha that Lungpa had extracted in 1504 from Rimochen monastery had caused him bad luck which was only cured after he performed religious rites for 18 days.

Earlier to this incident, in the late 13th and early 14th century, a text discoverer, known as Sherab Membar, under the orders of his superior had taken out the text of the rGyud-bu-chung (“Little Son Tantra”) meaning a “Cycle belonging to the Teachings of Great Fulfilment” which was contained in a box buried under the crevice of a rock infested with a snake.