Saamy's thoughts into words: The spring joy......pictorial tour..!

Saamy's thoughts into words: The spring joy......pictorial tour..!: This may be joyous picture today but may not be tomorrow... so enjoy! Ah! the atmosphere is changing around the small cottage I l...

Significance of Sombrang (sumthrang) Brag (cliff)

Sumthrang village is surrounded with Five sacred significant landscapes. A cliff like a piled text at north, conch shaped landscape at the south, pure holy spring water at the west and swastika (yungdrung) shaped rock bed at the east.
Here let me explain a little i know about the this wonderful cliff overlooking the village from its north which is one of the five sacred landscapes (with others to follow later).

Saamy's thoughts into words: Running water: Health Indicator of our environment...

Saamy's thoughts into words: Running water: Health Indicator of our environment...: Ice block believed to be the indicator once upon a time (picture given from diff angles): Sumthrang village is just below a huge cliff...

Very Happy Birth Day Your Majesty! Prayers and Wishes for your long life Because We the people and Drukyul Love you with all of our Heart....

Do-Ngoen (blue stone) dzong: Does our history tell us the truth........?

Dechenphodrang monastery at the location
where the do-ngoen dzong was built

I am of not sure if it is true when I read to learn that the Do-ngoen(bule stone) dzong (fortress) was built by Nyoe Gelwa Lhanangpa in the works of Bhutan's history tellers.

More over, it is untrue to my knowledge to claim that do-ngoen dzong as the first ever dzong built in Bhutan, because as far as I know Chelkha dzong (it is in ruins) is said to be the first dzong built in Bhutan by Nyo Gyelwa Lhanangpa.

Who have the right date and justification to support the ascertain that the Do-ngoen dzong was built by Nyo-Gyelwa Lhanangpa. To be precise there should be more appropriate dates supporting one another.

What is this skull and the chest bone....you will find in Sumthrang Monastery?

The skull and the chest bone

Ngoe Gyelwa Lhanangpa after having spent some years in Chelkha monastery, headed back to Tibet leaving one of his disciple to take care of the monastery which later known as the Chelkha Dzong.

In This regard, to hight light a little on where about of the Chelkha Dzong, my own believe is that the Chelkha dzong is located below the Nubri village where there is a ruins of a dzong at the end edge of a mountain range standing high from the meeting point of two streams.

Pictorial updates of Sumthrang Samdrup Choedzong

Finally yet another step ahead.... the court yard of the monastery is getting a face lift....

Lochoe: the annual offering an annual gathering........

As for the family, it is at that time you enjoy the togetherness. When we the children could not walk . By the time when we start walking it make it tough for the parents to guide and guard for our safety, therefore if you are blessed with strong, healthy and without any defects on your body after your birth, thank your parents.

At our tender age, they don't let you go out, in fear of getting hurt as we play, and as we grow up, first time we depart if one may know is when you complete your schooling at home and have to go away for higher studies. One may not feel, but it's too cold for the parents.

 Never mind, it may be for the whole summer that time and to return on winter vacation back home. But suddenly, now you are in to a job, no way....... how terrible for your loving parents to miss you all time but how many of their children miss them?

Kangsoel

Sumthrang Kangsoel, the annual festival of Sumthrang Sumdrup Choedzong began from the evening of 25th day of 9th month of the Bhutanese calendar (21st Nov) with the Gigtred performance( driving the evil spirits away and clearing the obstacles of dharma activities). The word Kangsoel means offering (offering to appease the deities). The great saint and the linage holder of the Galwa Lhanangpa is beyond our doubt that he had left a strong tradition in the form of kangsoel, which is performed annually as a symbolic offering to Dharmapalas and his person

al deities.

14th Zhamar Rinpoche graces Sumthrang Monastery

On request to Sumthrang's Chojey Lam Jamtsho, the 14th Zhamar Rinpoche accepting the invitation to grace with a visit and bless the place and people of the locality, visited Sumthrang Monastery on August 3, corresponding the drukpa tsezhe: the day of the Lord Buddha's first sermon that falls on the 4th day of 6th month of the lunar calendar.