YAB AND YUM OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN OF BHUTAN

 

𝗬𝗮𝗽 & 𝗬𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗰𝗸.

𝙔𝙖𝙗 𝘿𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙤 𝘿𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙥 𝙂𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙣

Yab Dasho Dhondup Gyaltshen, the father of Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, is a distinguished figure from Tashigang Dzongkhag in eastern Bhutan. A descendant of the noble Tamzhing Choji family, his lineage is deeply intertwined with Bhutan’s rich history and heritage.

As the Chief Pilot of Drukair, Yab Dasho Dhondup Gyaltshen has dedicated over 35 years to Bhutan’s national airline. During his illustrious career, he played a pivotal role in advancing Bhutan’s aviation sector, leading numerous innovative initiatives that strengthened the industry.

His leadership was instrumental in the transformation of Paro International Airport, which has garnered widespread recognition and accolades from the global travel community for its unique and challenging operational environment.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions, His Majesty The King conferred the prestigious Red Scarf (Bura Marp) upon Yab Dasho Dhondup Gyaltshen on 5th March 2024.

Yab Dasho Dhondup Gyaltshen is married to Yum Sonam Chuki, and together they are proud parents of five children.

𝙔𝙪𝙢 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙢 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙠𝙞

Yum Sonam Choki, the mother of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen (Queen of Bhutan), hails from one of Bhutan’s most distinguished noble lineages, the Bumthang Pangtey family. Her maternal grandfather was the half-brother of Mayum Phuntsho Choden and Mayum Pema Dechan, the revered sisters who served as queen consorts to His Majesty King Jigme Wangchuck, Bhutan’s second King.

Yum Sonam Choki and her family nurtured Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and her siblings in an environment steeped in values of humility, compassion, and service. These principles have profoundly shaped Her Majesty’s exemplary role as the beloved Queen of Bhutan.

༈ བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་མཆོག་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། །

𝙱𝚘𝚍𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚊, 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚎:

མ་སྐྱེས་པ་རྣམས་སྐྱེས་པ་དང༌། །

𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚘𝚖 𝚒𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚗;

སྐྱེས་པ་ཉམས་པ་མེད་པ་ཡང༌། །

𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚗;

གོང་ནས་གོང་དུ་འཕེལ་བར་ཤོག །

𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚝 𝚐𝚘 𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚏𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛!

BHUTANESE FISHERMAN

 

Bhutanese fisherman no catches fish in olden days. We can see the bamboo that catch the fish net empty hurled by the fisherman

P𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐦𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚, by first king 𝐔𝐠𝐲𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐤

 

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝟐𝟏𝟒𝟎 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐦𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚, 𝐔𝐠𝐲𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟓.

Pretending to be unaware of the plot and desiring to find out the truth for himself, he invited his two friends (Alu Dorji & Phuntsho Dorji) to a meeting in Shar valley, halfway between Tongsa and Thimphu, where he went to meet them with gifts. 

The two did not show up and Ugyen Wangchuk was now convinced of their dissension and scheme to get rid of him. 

He returned to Tongsa and began the preparations for what was to become the last civil war in the medieval history of Bhutan.

Having gathered a force of about 2140 men and made prayers and offerings to protector deities in all major temples in Bumthang and Tongsa, Ugyen Wangchuk marched with his troops to Punakha in the beginning of

1885.

From The History of Bhutan written by Karma Phuntsho.

QUIZ BHUTAN HISTORY

BHUTAN HISTORY

Q1. Who is known as the father of modern Bhutan?

Answer: Third King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

 

Q2.  Who is the father of Gross National Happiness ( GNH ) Philosophy in Bhutan?

Answer: Fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck 

 

Q3. In which year His Majesty the fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck handover his responsibilities as the monarch to the Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck?

Answer: 9th December, 2006

 

Q4. When did Guru Padma Sambhawa visit Bhutan?

Answer: 746 A.D

 

Q5. In which place Guru Padma Sambhawa was born?

Answer: Oddiyana, present day Swat Valley in Pakistan.

 

Q6.  Who wrote the Biography of Guru Padma Sambhawa?

Answer: Khandro Yeshey Tshogyal

 

Q7. Who invited Guru Padma Sambhawa to Bhutan to recover the Sog (Life force) of Sendha Gyab, the ruler of Bumthang?

Answer: Sindu Raja

 

Q8. Who were the two consorts of Guru Padma Sambhawa?

Answer: Mendarava & Yeshey Tshogyal

 

 

Q9. A year after his first visit to Bhutan, who invited Guru Padma Sambhava to Tibet?

Answer: King Thrisong Detsen.

 

Q10.  When was tertoen Pema Lingpa born?

Answer: 1450

 

Q11. Who introduced Pachham in Bhutan?

Answer: Tertoen Pema Lingpa

 

Q12. When was the founder of Chagzampa born?

Answer: 1385

 

Q13. When was the founder of Chagzampa passed away?

Answer: 1464

 

Q14.  Who was the founder of Chagzampa?

Answer: Thangtong Gyelpo

 

Q15. When did Thangtong Gyelpo come to Bhutan?

Answer: 1433 

 

Q16. Who founded the Lhapa Kagyup School?

Answer: Gyelwa Lhanangpa

 

Q17. Who introduced the Dzong system in the country?

Answer: Gyelwa Lhanangpa

 

Q18. Who was the founder of Drukpa Kagyu?

Answer: Tsangpa Gyarey Yeshey Dorji

 

Q19. Who introduced the Drukpa Kagyu in Bhutan?

Answer: Phajo Drugom Zhigpo

 

Q20. Name the eldest son of Phajo Drugom Zhigpo.

Answer: Dampa

 

Q21. When was the Lam Drukpa Kuenley born?

Answer: 1455

 

Q22. Lama Drukpa Kuenley is popularly known to the western world as the_____.

Answer: Divine Madman

 

Q23. What is the full name of Lama Drukpa Kuenley?

Answer: Kuenga Legpai Zangpo

 

Q24. At what age Pema Lingpa rediscovered treasure from the lake of Mebartsho?

Answer: 25 years in 1475 A.D

 

Q25. Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal was born in ___.

Answer: 1594 in Tibet

 

Q26. When did Zhabdrung come to Bhutan?

Answer: 1616 A.D

 

 Q27. Who were the parents of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel?

Answer:His  father Tenpey Nima and mother Sonam Pelkyi Buthri

 

Q28.  When was the first monk- body established?

Answer: 1623 at Chari Monastery.

 

Q29. Who was the first Je khenpo in Bhutan?

Answer: Pekar Jungney

 

Q30. When the Zhadrung retire the affairs of the state and enter the final retreat in Punakha? ( BCSE 2009)?

Answer: 1651 (On the 10th day of the 3rd month of the Iron Rabbit Year).

 

Q31. What was the title of the highest leader in the seventeenth century? (BCSE 2009)

Answer:Zhabdrung

 

Q32.  When was the death of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel officially declared? By whom?

Answer: 1705, the fourth Je khenpo Damchoe Pekar

 

Q33. What is the name of Monastery built by the Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel to keep the ashes of his father Tenpey Nima?

Answer: Chari Monastery

 

Q34.   Who was the first Desi of Bhutan?

Answer: Umze Tenzin Drukgyal

 

Q35.Who was the first Trongsa Poenlop of Bhutan?

Answer: Choegyal Minjur Tenpa

 

Q36. Choegyal Minjur Tenpa was enthroned as the third Desi in the year____.

Answer: 1667

 

Q37. When was fourth Desi  Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye born?

Answer: 1638

 

Q38. Who introduced potatoes in Bhutan?

Answer: George Bogle in 1774

 

Q39. How many Assam and Bengal Duars are there?

Answer: Seven Assam Duars and Eleven Bengal Duars 

 

Q40. Who established the first modern school in Bhutan?

Answer: Gongzim Ugyen Dorji

 

Q41. In which year Computer introduced in Bhutan?

Answer: 1984

 

Q42. In which year was television introduced in Bhutan?

Answer: 1999

 

Q43. In which year was the National Day celebrated for the first time?

Answer: 1971

 

Q44. When did Bhutan become the member of United Nation Organization ( UNO) ?

Answer: 21st September, 1971

             (128th out of 192)

 

 

Q45. In which year was treaty of Sinchula signed?

Answer: 11th November, 1865

 

Q46. In which year was treaty of Punakha signed?

Answer: 8th January, 1910

 

Q47. When did Bhutan become the member of Universal Postal union ( UPU)?

Answer: 1969

 

Q48. When did Bhutan become the member of Non Aligned Movement (NAM)?

Answer: 1973

 

Q49. When was the Royal Advisory Council ( Lodre Tshogde) established?

Answer: 1963

 

Q50.Gongsar Ugyen was presented with the Insignia of KCIE by the British in 1905. What is the full form of KCIE?

Answer: Knight Commander of Indian Empire

 

Q51. 54 Desi ruled till 1906 True/ False

Answer: True

 

Q52. Name the last Druk Desi.

Answer: Chhogley Trulku Yeshe Ngoedrup

 

Q53. Which Desi serve the longest term from 1744-1763?

Answer: 13th Druk Desi Sherab Wangchuk

 

Q54. In which year was Jigme Namgyel born?

Answer: 1825

 

Q55. Jigme Namgyel became the Trongsa Poenlop in the year____.

Answer: 1853

 

Q56. When did Jigme Namgyel enthrone as the Druk Desi?

Answer: 1870

 

Q57. Jigme Namgyel passed away in the year____.

Answer: 1881(56 years old)

 

Q58. When was the King Jigme Wangchuck born?

Answer: 1905

 

Q59. When was the fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck officially married?

Answer: 31st October, 1988

 

Q60. In which year fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck born?

Answer: 11th November, 1955

 

Q61. Who became the youngest monarch in the world?

Answer: Fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck

 

Q62. In which year was fifth king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck born?

Answer: 21st February, 1980

 

Q63. How many princes and princesses does fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck have?

Answer: Five princes and five princesses

 

Q64. In which year was the Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen Jetsuen Pema Wangchuk born?

Answer: 4th June, 1990 

 

Q65. In which year was Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck born?

Answer: C. Calendar: 5th February, 2016

Bhutanese Calendar : 27th Day of the Twelfth month of the Male Fire Monkey year.

 

 Q66. Which Dzong was first named Sangzab Choed Zong? (BCSE 2009)

Answer: Simtokha

 

Q67. When and where was the first modern school established in Bhutan? 

( BCSE 2013)

Answer: 1913 in Haa

 

Q68. Who is the 8th Reincarnation of Fourth Druk Desi Tenzin Rabgay?

Answer: His Holiness Gelyse Jigme Tenzin Wangpo

 

Q69.His Majesty the Fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born from which Queen?

Answer: Ashi Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck

TASHI CHHODZOONG 1962

 Trashichho Dzong renovation, 1962

In the spring session of the 1962 National Assembly, His Majesty the Third Druk Gyalpo expressed his vision to renovate Tashichhodzong, noting that it had been severely damaged by a fire before and had not been renovated for long period of time. His Late Majesty aimed to transform the Dzong into the seat of the modern government he was establishing.

Due to structural issues, much of the old Dzong was dismantled, as His Majesty found out that the supporting walls were inadequately constructed. The demolition process, which lasted two years, involved the careful disassembly of massive structures without the use of heavy machinery. Only the Lhakhang Sarp, Utse, and the Dukhang on the western side of the monastic courtyard were preserved.

The scale of the operation was immense that transporting a single timber beam required the strength of 90 men. Despite all the challenges, the reconstruction was completed in five years, showcasing not only the architectural brilliance of the Dzong but also the extraordinary engineering achievement accomplished entirely with traditional methods.

Information: from Kuensel (contributed by Tshering Tashi).

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Geez, this Guinness world record Thangka took 27 years from planning to completion!

The museum collects the masterpiece Thangka that is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, with a total length of 618 meters and an area of ​​1,500 square meters at China.

Who is Babu Tashi?

 

𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘂 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶

Dasho Babu Tashi is from Nangkor Nagtshang in Pemagatshel. He was the father of former Chief Justice of Lyonpo Sonam Tobgay. 

Historically, he is known as the Founder of Yurung school in Pemagatshel. 

When Dasho Babu Tashi was then serving as Shumar Drungpa, upon Royal Command of Third Druk Gyalpo, Yurung school was built under his supervision in 1959 becoming one of the oldest schools in eastern Bhutan. 

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KHENCHEN KATAYANA

 

HE Khenchen Rinpoche is one of the highly respected Lamas among all Nyingmapas. He was the first batch to receive the Khenpo Title under the guidance of HH Drubwang Penor Rinpoche. Khen Rinpoche has also served as the President of Namdroling Monastery in Mysore, India. Namdroling Monastery is the largest teaching center of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in the world.

Khen Rinpoche has received numerous teachings, transmissions, and empowerments from various Rinpoches, including His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, HH Dodrupchen Rinpoche, HH Penor Rinpoche, HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, HH Jadrel Rinpoche, HH Talung Tsetrul Rinpoche, HH Minling Trichen Rinpoche, HH Yangthang Rinpoche, HH Khenchen Jigme Phuntsho Rinpoche, HE Drupwang Lama Sonam Zangpo, HE Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, HE Khenpo Dazer Rinpoche, HE Khenpo Pema Tshewang Rinpoche, HE Khenpo Tsondrü Rinpoche, and HE Alak Zenkar Rinpoche.

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𝑺HINGKHAR 𝑳AURI

 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒊 

𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫-𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐩 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠. 𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫-𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.

Most of us think of Shingkhar Lauri as if it are one village, one community. In olden days when Samdrup Jongkhar was under Tashigang dzongkhang, the place was called Shingkhar-lauri.

Now, Shingkhar is under Merak Gewog, Tashigang whereas Lauri is under Lauri Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar. Except for one hut, there is no settlement in Shingkhar. It is in fact a pasture for herders of Merak and Sakteng. There used to be a settlement once but people have moved back to Merak and Sakteng. The immediate village next to Shingkhar is Khashiteng. Almost two days away on foot from Merak, there are about 12 households. The first village in the picture is Khashiteng. The next village that you see is Phaju Gonpa. A stream separates these two villages. Phaju Gonpa is under Lauri Gewog. Lauri Gewog centre is located at a beautiful place called Jompa, but Lauri village is further below.

Lauri is corrupted form of Lawa ri, a pool of blue sheep (Lawa). A lama known as Lam Jarepa, who along with Aum Jomo is said to have led the people of Merak and Sakteng from Tshona in Tibet, once saw a blue sheep drinking from a pool of water. Hence the name Lawa ri. 

Lauri Primary School is one of the first schools in the country.

Lauri is a very huge Gewog. A variety of cereals grow. The river is endowed with a unique species of fish. Various species of orchids grow all over. It is spiritually a very vibrant community with many temples, practitioners and monastic centers. 

Ref: https://somkinga.wordpress.com/

Dungsam Ja Drungpa

 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗮𝗺 𝗝𝗮 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗽𝗮

𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝑫𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒂𝒎 𝑱𝒂 𝑫𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒑𝒂?

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭.

𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐩 𝐉𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐩𝐚. 𝐀𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐠𝐲𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 (2016), 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐠𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐎𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐉𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐣𝐫𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 (𝑫𝒐𝒓𝒋𝒆 𝑷𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒂) 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐛 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.

𝐇𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐉𝐚 𝐙𝐚𝐦. 𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬; 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐙𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐨𝐧.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 '𝑷𝒉𝒖 𝑪𝒉𝒊 𝑷𝒉𝒖 𝑵𝒚𝒊...𝑫𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒂𝒎 𝑱𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒂 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒚'. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚; 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒂 𝑫𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒑𝒂

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐡𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐙𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐞𝐥. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐉𝐚 𝐙𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐉𝐚 𝐙𝐚𝐦. 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐲'𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦.

𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲, 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞'𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧. 𝐇𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝.

𝐈𝐧 𝐚 '𝑫𝒐𝒃'(𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕), 𝐉𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐩𝐚'𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚, 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.

𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓: 𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑧𝑖𝑛 𝐷𝑒𝑘𝑖  𝐿ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑝

Semo Pema Yudron 🌹

Parinirvana anniversary of Semo Pema Yudron 🌹

March 9, 2021

"Lotus of Turquoise Light', is one of the daughters of SS Kyabje Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje Dudjom Rinpoche and of his first wife  Sangyum Kusho Tseten Yudron.

 According to Thinley Norbu Rinpoche  in his book "A brief fantasy story of a Himalayas" Shambhala editions, 2014, page 12, he commented of his younger sister Semo Pema Yudron  :

“She looked like an angel princess who had just descended from heaven. I thought that if the drought of human aging did not exist, she would always be the thief of every hero's heart."

She is considered as a Dakini or Khandro (mkha '' gro) she was the youngest daughter or semo (sras mo) of SSKyabje Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje Rinpoche and  Mayum Tseten  Yudrön  (in Spanish: Turquoise Lamp of the steady life)  (tshe brtan g. yu sgron, 1904-1982).

They had seven children, four sons, and three daughters: 

1. Semo Dechen Yudron (mrs mob de chen g. Yu sgron, 1930-2007), who stayed in Lhasa and then went to Lama Ling. 

2. Dungse Thinle Norbu Rinpoche (gdung sras phrin las nor bu, 1931-2011), who went to India, Bhutan and settled in the USA. 

3. Dola Tulku Jigme Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche (mdo bla sprul sku 'jigs med chos kyi nyi ma, 1931-2000), father of the current Dudjom Yangsi III Sangye Pema Shepa Rinpoche, reincarnation of SS Dudjom Rinpoche. Tulku Dola Rinpoche who stayed in Qinghai, China. 

4. Semo Pema Yudrön (ms mo pad + ma g.yu sgron, 1935-2021). He was born in the hidden land of Pemakö in 1935

5. Phende Norbu Rinpoche (phan lde ni bur in po che, 20 th cent.), Who settled in Nepal.

6. Se Dorje Palzang (mrs rdo rje dpal bzang, -1960), who was assassinated during the cultural revolution. 

7. Tsering Yangchen (tshe ring yang chen, 1929-1936), who died in  Tibet when he was young. 

Pema Yudrön was born in the hidden land of Pemakö. Since she was young, she was naturally gifted with uncontrolled faith, great intelligence, and loving-kindness. Totally beautiful and gentle, she was renowned for having all the makings of an excellent and sheer Dakini.

At Dudjom Rinpoche's house known as Lama Ling or fully Mor Lama Ling Namdrol Chöling (bla ma gling rnam grol chos gling) in Kongpo, he completed his basic training in reading, writing and the basic sciences with various great professionals such as Doring Tulku Rinpoche and Chogtrul Orgyen Demchog. 

In 1947, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö recognized her as an emanation of the wisdom of the Dakini Dorje Phagmo. 

After having received the empowerments, the reading of the transmission, the instructions, and the essential instructions of the Dudjom Treasure teachings, he devoted his entire life to studying and practicing those teachings and other Dzogchen instructions. 

Thus, she lived the life of a hidden yogini or bepa'i  naldjorma (sbas pa' i rnal 'byor ma), being happy with few resources, and completely centered in the natural state of Dzogpachenpo.

Together with his older sister Khandro Semo Dechen Yudrön (mkha '' gro sras mob de chen g. Yu sgron) he resided in their house in Lama Ling, He celebrated every year a great party offering Machig Tröma Nagmo, The Black Black Black Single Mother. While Dechen Yudr ön and her husband rebuilt the temple at Lama Ling (bla ma gling phyag 'debs ma), which was destroyed by an earthquake in the 1930s. 

Before the construction was finished, SS Dudjom Rinpoche offered the funds for the remaining reconstruction and for the local people whose houses were also destroyed by the calamity. In fact, the story tells that SS had a premonition, and gave the order to distribute the money the night before the earthquake, to the consternation and disbelief of the treasurer, since they had  made a great celebration for the completion of the first part of the temple . 

Khandro Pema Yudrön , on the evening of the twenty-fifth day of the first month of miracles in the Tibetan year of the iron ox in 2012, March 6, sponsored an extensive feast offering Machig Tröma Nagmo, theBlackAngry Mother . Afterward, he prepared general offerings for the Lama Ling Temple in commemoration of his father and Supreme Master Dudjom Rinpoche. 

In the early morning of March 9, 2021, she advised those around her:

"Do not worry or be disappointed. There is no need to seek my reincarnation. All of you feeling a connection with me in the practice of guru yoga and reciting its mantra, being inseparable from the wisdom of the Dakini. Continually remain practicing with pure devotion. and sincere motivation, the Heart of Bodhicitta "

At 6:20, her wisdom mind dissolved into the Pure Expansion of Ultimate Reality.

On April 6, 2021, Dudjom Yangsi Rinpoche III Sangye Pema Shepa and Dola Chogtrul Yangsi Rinpoche presided over her cremation at Xie Wu Monastery. 

May Semo quickly return it for the  benefit of sentient beings!"

Via Samuel Long

 

LIFE STORY OF DUDJOM RINPOCHE

 The Life Story of Dudjom Rinpoche As Told by Himself:

I, Dudjom Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje, was born in the year of the wooden dragon of the fifteenth rabjung cycle (1904). My birthplace was the hidden land of Pemakö, and my father was Jampel Norbu Wangyal of the royal line of Kanam.

When I was only three years old, I was recognized by the disciples of the great tertön Dudjom Lingpa as the emanation of their master. They took me for their own, and thus Iof their master. They took me for their own, and thus I entered the door of Dharma. “Reading and writing are the roots of knowledge,” my teacher said, and he made me study hard. At the same time, I had to memorize rituals, prayers, and so forth. 

I received instructions on the proper conduct of body, speech, and mind. I also studied history, spiritual tales, and the preliminary practices, and thanks to this, my intelligence developed a little. 

As the years went by, I was compassionately guided according to my ability by learned and accomplished lamas. I studied all the basic sciences such as grammar, spelling, poetry, astrology, and medicine, as well as the Dharma texts and commentaries of Madhyamika, Prajnaparamita, the Five Doctrines of Maitreya, the Bodhicharyavatara, the Three Vows, and so forth. In particular, I revered the maturing and liberating tantras, their commentaries, and the profound instructions of the oral and treasure teachings of the Nyingma tradition. 

These ranged from the thirteen great activities of a vajra master to the rituals of the various practice traditions, making and decorating tormas, dancing, drawing mandalas, chanting, and music. Without overlooking anything, I trained most diligently in all the practical details of the vidyadhara lineage. 

Beginning with the accumulations and trainings of the preliminaries up to the main practice, namely the approach and accomplishment sections of the creation stage, followed by the perfection stage practices, I persevered as much as I could, making up all the necessary numbers in the recitation. 

However, I was led astray due to the fact that I have the unfortunate title of lama. I became a slave to the distracting activities that are said to be for the benefit of the doctrine andactivities that are said to be for the benefit of the doctrine and beings, and for that reason, I got about as much sign of accomplishment as feathers on a tortoise!

Whatever nectar of Dharma I received, most of it I explained and propagated as much as I could to others, according to their nature. And though not deserving to be numbered among the learned, yet so as not to disappoint those who requested me, and also in the hope that I might be of some service to the doctrine, I wrote and compiled more than twenty volumes. These include, for example: The History of the Nyingma School, A General Survey of Nyingma Teachings, A History of Tibet, a word-for-word commentary on the Three Vows, and instructions and guidelines for many cycles of practice. It is said that the result of receiving teaching is the ability to compose—so I wrote all these works without expectation and trepidation.

Thanks to the kindness of my great and holy teachers, the eyes of my pure perception were not blinded and I never accumulated the evil karma of abandoning the Dharma, of having wrong views and denigrating the teachings of others, or of criticizing anyone at all. I am continually training myself in the wholesome attitude of avoiding all duplicity. But as I do not have the slightest doubt that I belong among the followers of the compassionate Buddha, albeit in the lowest ranks, I do occasionally have a slight feeling of pride. Which goes to show that I can’t even tell the difference between right and wrong! 

This is a short life story of myself, an old tantrika.

~ Dudjom Rinpoche, Counsels From My Heart: https://amzn.to/3gbwCYq

Family tree of Dudjom Rinpoche

The Kazi at Kalimpong

 

1900, Kalimpong.

The Kazi at Kalimpong.

'The day after our arrival we were informed that the Kazi, or headman, had come to pay us a visit. He was invited into the room where we were sitting, and shook hands in orthodox fashion when presented to us. He was a Bhutanese and of most handsome appearance. Tall, good-looking, with high aquiline nose and clear, dark complexion ; dressed in a long garment of rich claret coloured silk, with a turban-shaped hat of black felt, and English patent leather boots that creaked with every step in a most imposing manner.

The Kazi preferred a request that we would take his photograph. It was easy to see that our friend was not without a sufficiently good opinion of his personal appearance. He would like to be taken seated on his pony in state and dressed for the occasion. We agreed to do our best, provided he would wear native costume entirely, eschewing English boots. 

He was quite willing, and the next day turned up at the Manse at the appointed hour. Smarter than ever in another silk robe striped in various colours, long boots, and handsome inlaid sword and Tibetan fire pouch ; seated on a fidgety grey pony, gorgeously caparisoned with scarlet trappings, and led by a smart syce; followed by an equally grand attendant carrying the pan box, he looked and felt a very superior person indeed, and I was delighted at the opportunity of seeing and photographing the Kazi of Kalimpong thus dressed in gala array.'

Lepcha land, or, Six weeks in the Sikhim Himalayas by Florence Donaldson. 1900.

University of Toronto.

VIEW OF WANGDUE PHODRANG DZONG

Here are some photos of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong captured during the night.

DZONGS IN BHUTAN

Following are the images of various Dzongs in Bhutan, tracing Charles Bell's 1910 tour of Bhutan and the treaty (Treaty of Punakha) signed between British India and Bhutan.

These images were from Bells Album 5- Bhutan| National Museum Liverpool.

VIEW OF PUNAKHA

 

View of Punakha.

Illustration from the magazine 'The Illustrated London News' volume XLVIII, April 28th 1866.

#Royal Geographical  Society Via Getty Images.