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.
Local leader visiting Chodaypung
Following the resolution passed during the 13th Dratshang meeting in 2019, the Chumey Choedaypung Dratshang was privileged to host numerous meetings over the years with distinguished public figures. Ani Khandro Tshedum Lhamo was the first guest of honor who in 2020 shared knowledge and valuable instructions to the members of the monastery. Since then, the […]
Marme monlam for Ukraine and the cessation of Covid-19
His Eminence Tang Rinpoche and monks from the Choedaypung Monastery have performed light offering prayers (མར་མེའི་སྨོན་ལམ་) for the peace in Ukraine 🇺🇦 and for the COVID-19 pandemic to cease in Bhutan and all over the world.
Rinpoche during tsalung retreat
The freezing night on the 4th of December. The snow is falling on the monastery in Bumthang Chumey. The close student of Khenchen Jigme Phunstok, Trulku Choney Rangshar (known as Tang Rinpoche) remains in his meditation house without electricity and heaters. The snow has melted at night and the house is surrounded with water. It has not been melted by the sunlight which is surprising to observers.
Monks moving to Kurizampa for winter
Monks have just moved to their winter residence in Pemayueling Monastery in Kurizampa, Mongar.
Annual exam at the Chodaypung shedra
Monks were taking their annual exam at the monastic school. Weather conditions allowed for making this on the square outside the monastery.
Consecration of the choekhang
The new choekhang (butter lamp house) for making butter lamp offerings, which has been built near the Dolma temple was consecrated today by Kyabje Tang Rinpoche. Holy statues were installed at the top of the house.
Prayer wheel inauguration and techings in Chumey
Today, Kyabje Rinpoche visited the Chumey Mss School in Bumthang to consecrate new prayer wheels and give teachings about the benefits of saving lives. This was followed by giving blessing and precious substances to the participants.