Four centuries ago, in the year 1616, Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal at the young age of twenty-three years arrived in Bhutan from Tibet. His arrival in Bhutan heralded in an important era in Bhutan’s history. Zhabdrung unified Bhutan under his rule, defended Bhutan from repeated Tibetan …
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Visit to Simtokha Dzong
Time is a scarce resource for everyone. We are each given 24 hours every day and it is up to us to make what we want out of it. Much of my hours and days are spent at work. To ensure that life does not …
History about the Nalanda monastery in Punakha
In 1757 the 9th Je Khenpo Shakya Rinchen, considered to be a reincarnation of Rechungpa (one of the two extraordinary disciples of Milarepa in Kagye Buddhist lineage), founded the Nalanda Monastery in Punkaha. At the time when this monastery was built, the ancient Nalanda University …
Visit to Bhutan in October 2015
Few wonderful pictures of our friends visit to Bhutan in October 2015 & … my Yoga Guru 🙂 At Nagsel Hotel, Paro At the Tigers Nest Breakfast at Nagsel, Paro With Monk Dorji Our guest with a Bhutanese lady Bhutanese lady in her house courtyard …