A ritual of the peaceful and wrathful deities (Zhitro) was performed at Choedaypyng monastery in Bumthang, Bhutan for the death of Mogtrul Vajra Master.
Sa Yi Nyingpo Drupchö
On the 17th of August, a three-day long Sa Yi Nyingpo drupchö started at our monastery in Bumthang. Sa Yi Nyingpo (Tib. ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་) also known as Kshitigarbha is one of the eight great bodhisattvas who vowed not to attain buddhahood until all hell realms are emptied. His activity particularly focus on helping beings suffering in the these realms.
Ongoing Tara Sadhana
The ongoing 100 thousand recitations of the Tara Sadhana (སྒྲོལ་ཆོག་འབུམ་མཆོད) which started ་on the 9th June 2022 and has been performed everyday by the Choedaypung community led by Kyabje Tang Rinpoche at the new Dolma Lhakhang (Tara Temple) in Bumthang will finish at the end of this month. All devotes who wish to make offerings are welcome.
Kurukulle tshog at Chodaypung
On the auspicious day of Guru Rinpoche, Khandro Tshedum Lhamo together with members of the Kurukulla Foundation and local monks performed a special tshog offering puja. Praises composed by Khandrola and ritual dances were also offered.
Celebrating Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born on 6 July 1935. To celebrate the 87th birthday of Gyalwa Rinpoche, offerings and prayers were made at our monastery.
Commemorating Mipham Rinpoche’s parinirvana
Choedeypung monastery celebrated the parinirvana of Mipham Rinpoche by conducting the Mipham Ladrup ritual by His Holines Khenchen Jigme Phunshok followed by offering of the exposition, debate, and composition.
Jampalyang zhidrub webinar
Kyabje Tang Rinpoche gave an introductory talk about the gongter of the Peaceful Majnushri, which his root teacher – the great terton Khenchen Jigme Phunshok Rinpoche – revealed in 1987 in Wu Tai Shan.
Green Tara pujas སྒྲོལ་ཆོག་འབུམ་མཆོད།
On the 9th of June 2022, monks at Chodaypung monastery started performing long rituals of Green Tara for which they had been preparing for weeks. Over the period of two months, they will recite mantras, make 100 000 butter lamp offerings, 100 000 water offering, and 100 000 tsog offerings.
HH Dalai Lama Inaugurates the New Monlam Grand Tibetan Dictionary
Kyabje Tang Rinpoche visits India to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the New Monlam Grant Dictionary led by His Holiness Dalai Lama.
Psychology talks for Chodaypung monks
During his stay in Choedaypung Dratshang, prof. Igor Pietkiewicz PhD gave a series of talks about mental heath and well-being. He also answered numerous questions from monks about different behaviours and community issues from the perspective of Western psychology and psychiatry.