Friday, December 16, 2011

Kama Wangchen: Celebrating National Day with Chabjay Namkhai Ningpo Rinpoche in Phuntsholing. Happy National Day to all fellow citizens. Pelden Drukpa Gaylo..may happiness prevail on earth.

Chabjay Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche presided the Ngagyur Kamai Wangchen where more than 50,000 devotees gathered in Phuentsholing. The Wangchen was administered for a period of two months (2/12/11-2/2/12). It was the second such ceremony to be conducted in the Kingdom. The first one was administered in 1983 by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at Kurjey in Bumthang.
To receive Wang and Lung Some of the devotees had come from as far as Taiwan, Malaysia, Nepal and the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
The Wangchen ended with grand Tshok offering to 3 Roots & Dharmapalas as a token of gratitude. The Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigme Y. Thinley offered Kusung Thukten Mandalas to H.H Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche. 
H.H was scheduled to travel to