In this Dragon country, the Land of Medicinal Herbs, Maintained by the four activities of the glorious Drukpa, May the rule of glorious Drukpa rise to the zenith And the melodies of its fame resound like thunder.

 The following is a Zhabten composed by the current 70th Je Khenpo Tulku Jigme Chhoeda (He is believed to be the reincarnation of Maitreya) for the long life of His Majesty, the 4th Druk Gyalpo.

  ༄༅། །འབྲུག་གི་ཆོས་རྒྱལ་དཔལ་འཇིགས་མེད་སེངྒེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་མཆོག་གི་བརྟན་བཞུགས།

A Prayer for Long Life of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Excellent Dharma King of Bhutan.

ཨོཾ་སྭསྟི། ངོ་བོ་ཀ་དག་ཆོས་སྐུ་འོད་དཔག་མེད། །རང་བཞིན་ལྷུན་གྲུབ་ལོངས་སྐུ་སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས། །

ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཀུན་ཁྱབ་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་པདྨ་འབྱུང་། །སྐུ་གསུམ་རྒྱལ་བས་དེང་འདིར་ཤིས་པ་སྩོལ། །

May the Virtuous Prevail!

Amitabha, the dharma body which is primordially pure in its essence,

Avalokiteśvara, the enjoyment body which is by nature spontaneously accomplished,

Padmasambhava, the emanation body of all-pervading compassion,

May the Buddhas of the three bodies shower auspiciousness here and now.

ཤམྦྷ་ལ་རུ་རིགས་ལྡན་པད་དཀར་འཛིན། །ཁ་བ་ཅན་དུ་སྲོང་བཙན་སྒམ་པོའི་ཞབས། །

ཞིང་འདིར་དཔལ་ལྡན་འབྲུག་པ་བདུད་འཇོམས་རྗེ། །སྙིང་ནས་དྲན་ནོ་བྱང་ཆུབ་བར་དུ་སྐྱོངས། །

Pekarzin, the noble monarch in Shambala,

Sublime Songtsen Gampo in the Land of Snows,

The glorious Drukpa lord Dudjom (Zhabdrung) in this realm,

We think of you in our hearts; protect us until we reach enlightenment.

གང་གི་གསང་གསུམ་སྒྱུ་འཕྲུལ་བསམ་ཡས་ཀྱང་། །ལྗོངས་འདིའི་འགྲོ་ལ་རྗེས་སུ་ཆགས་པའི་དཔྱིད། །

སླར་ཡང་འོ་མའི་གྲོང་གི་ཤར་རིའི་རྩེར། །གཟུགས་སྐུའི་ཉིན་བྱེད་འཆར་འདི་ཨེ་མ་ཧོ། །

Although the miraculous works of your body, speech and mind are inconceiveable,

How wondrous that, like the sun on the eastern horizon,

The best of your affection for beings of this land

Has again taken a physical form in Womdrong.

དེས་ན་འཇིགས་མེད་བརྟུལ་ཞུགས་རབ་འཆང་ཞིང་། །མི་ཡི་སེངྒེ་རྣམ་རོལ་ས་ཡི་ལྷ། །

དབང་ཕྱུག་ཆེན་པོའི་དཔལ་གྱིས་མཛེས་བཞིན་དུ། །རྡོ་རྗེ་ཁྲི་ལ་བསྐལ་བརྒྱར་ཞབས་བརྟན་ཤོག །

Thus, maintaining a fearless (Jigme) stoical bearing,

May the lion (Senge) of men, the lord of earth,

Decorated by the excellence of great power and wealth (Wangchuck)

Remain firm on the adamantine throne for a hundred aoens.

ལུགས་གཉིས་ཁྲིམས་ཀྱི་སྣང་བ་ཆེས་འབར་བས། །མི་མཐུན་རྒུད་པའི་སྨག་རུམ་ཀུན་བསལ་ནས། །

བདེ་སྐྱིད་རྫོགས་ལྡན་གསར་པའི་དགའ་སྟོན་ལ། །རང་དབང་སྤྱོད་པའི་དུས་ལས་ཡོལ་མེད་ཤོག །

Having the darkness of oppugnant misfortunes cleared

By the blazing light of the laws of the dual system,

May the time in which we freely enjoy the feast

Of complete peace and happiness never pass.

དཔལ་ལྡན་འབྲུག་པའི་འཕྲིན་ལས་རྣམ་བཞི་ཡིས། །བསྐྱངས་པའི་སྨན་ལྗོངས་འབྲུག་གི་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་འདིར། །

དཔལ་ལྡན་འབྲུག་པའི་ཆབ་སྲིད་དགུང་དུ་ཕྱུར། །གྲགས་པའི་དབྱངས་སྙན་འབྲུག་ལྟར་སྒྲོག་པར་ཤོག །

In this Dragon country, the Land of Medicinal Herbs,

Maintained by the four activities of the glorious Drukpa,

May the rule of glorious Drukpa rise to the zenith

And the melodies of its fame resound like thunder.

བདག་སོགས་རྗེ་བློན་འབངས་འཁོར་བཅས་པ་རྣམས། །སྐྱེ་བ་འདི་དང་ཚེ་རབས་གཞན་དག་ཏུ། །

ལས་སྨོན་བཟང་པོས་གཅིག་ཏུ་འབྲེལ་བ་ཡིས། །རྔ་ཡབ་དཔལ་རིའི་ཞིང་དུ་བགྲོད་པར་ཤོག །

Through being connected with noble aspirations and actions

In the current life and in all other lifetimes,

May all including myself, the King, ministers and subjects

Reach the realm of Excellent Mountain in Ngayab.

རྩ་གསུམ་རྒྱལ་བ་རྒྱ་མཚོའི་བྱིན་རླབས་དང་། །ཆོས་ཅན་ཆོས་ཉིད་ཟབ་མོའི་བདེན་པའི་སྟོབས། །

བདག་ཅག་ལྷག་བསམ་རྣམ་པར་དག་པའི་མཐུས། །ཇི་ལྟར་སྨོན་པ་དེ་བཞིན་འགྲུབ་པར་ཤོག །

By the blessings of an ocean of Buddhas and Three Roots

By the power of the profound ultimate and conventional truths

By force of our pure and noble motivation

May my prayers be fulfilled as I wish.

ཅེས་ཚིགས་བཅད་བཀྲ་ཤིས་རྟགས་ཀྱི་གྲངས་ལྡན་འདི་ཡང་མི་དབང་འཇིགས་མེད་སེངྒེ་མཆོག་ལ་སྔར་ནས་སར་གནས་སེམས་དཔའ་ཞིག་གི་སྤྲུལ་པ་ཡིན་པའི་འདུ་ཤེས་ཡོད་པའི་ཁར་ ད་ཆར་རྒྱལ་སྲས་བསྟན་འཛིན་རབ་རྒྱས་ཀྱི་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་འཇིགས་མེད་བསྟན་འཛིན་དབང་པོས་ དེ་ཉིད་སྔོན་གནས་རྗེས་དྲན་གསུང་གིས་མཐུ་ཆེན་ཆོས་ཀྱི་རྒྱལ་པོའི་རྣམ་རོལ་དུ་གསལ་བར་སྟོན་པ་མ་ཟད། དེ་ལྟར་ངེས་པའི་རྒྱུ་མཚན་གཞན་ཡང་མང་དུ་མཐོང་བའི་རྒྱུ་རྐྱེན་ཚོགས་པ་ལ་བརྟེན་ནས་ལྷོ་ནང་སྐྱེ་འགྲོའི་བདེ་སྐྱིད་གོང་དུ་འཕེལ་བའི་རྟེན་འབྱུང་དུ་དམིགས་ཏེ། གང་གི་ཐུགས་རྗེའི་འོག་ཏུ་འཚོ་བའི་འབྲུག་ཆོས་སྲིད་མངའ་སྡེ་ཡོངས་ཀྱི་མགྲིན་ཚབ་ཏུ་མཁན་རབས་བདུན་ཅུ་པའི་མིང་ཙམ་འཛིན་པ་འཇིགས་མེད་ཆོས་ཀྱི་གྲགས་པས་གནམ་ལོ་ས་ཡོས་ཆོ་འཕྲུལ་ཟླ་བ་དང་པ་ཡར་ཚེས་བཅོ་ལྔའི་ཉིན་སྤུངས་ཐང་བདེ་ཆེན་ཕོ་བྲང་དུ་སྙིང་ནས་སྨོན་པ་དགེ་ལེགས་སུ་གྱུར་ཅིག ། །།

These verses, commensurate to eight auspicious signs, are composed by Jigme Chokyi Dragpa, the one who holds the mere title of the 70th Je Khenpo. Since a long time, I have considered His Majesty Jigme Singye to be an incarnation of an extraordinary being on a spiritual stage. Recently through his recollection of past lifetimes, Jigme Tenzin Wangpo, the reincarnation of Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye has clearly indicated that His Majesty is an emanation of the great magician and dharma king (Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal). There are also many other evidences pointing to this. Thus, as an auspicious token of enhancing the peace and wellbeing of all beings in the southern land (Bhutan), this heartfelt prayer was made at Pungthang Dechen Phodrang on the 15th day of the first month of Earth Hare Year, on behalf of the nation which prospers under his compassionate care.

Important Note:

The Je Khenpo, formerly called the Dharma Raj by orientalists, is the title given to the senior religious hierarch of Bhutan. His primary duty is to lead the Dratshang Lhentshog (Commission for the Monastic Affairs) of Bhutan, which oversees the Central Monastic Body, and to arbitrate on matters of doctrine, assisted by Five Lopen Rinpoches (learned masters).The Je Khenpo is also responsible for many important liturgical and religious duties across the country. The sitting Je Khenpo is also formally the leader of the southern branch of the Drukpa Kagyu sect, which is part of the Kagyu tradition of Himalayan Buddhism. Aside from the King of Bhutan, only the Je Khenpo may don a saffron kabney.

The birthday of the 4th Druk Gyalpo is also celebrated as Constitution Day because Jigme Singye Wangchuck initiated the development of the Constitution of Bhutan. The Constitution was adopted in 2008, after seven years of drafting. It is regarded as an exemplary stride towards democracy, as the King changed the country's political system from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.

The peace and happiness we enjoy in Bhutan is a result of the extraordinary leadership of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Father of our Nation. On this special day, we join the people of Bhutan in offering our humble wishes to our beloved Fourth Druk Gyalpo.

November 11 marks the birthday of The fourth Druk Gyalpo King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. During the reign of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Bhutan saw enormous progress due to modernization. The King ended total isolation of Bhutan by joining many regional cooperative bodies. Bhutan straightened its relations with neighboring states and even became a founding member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

The birthday of the 4th Druk Gyalpo is also celebrated as Constitution Day because Jigme Singye Wangchuck initiated the development of the Constitution of Bhutan. The Constitution was adopted in 2008, after seven years of drafting. It is regarded as an exemplary stride towards democracy, as the King changed the country's political system from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.

His Majesty assumed the mantle and responsibilities of Kingship at the age of 16, when ordinary people are still growing up. By the age of 51, when most people are still striving to achieve their lifelong goals, His Majesty, at the height of His golden reign, abdicated the throne after having accomplished prodigious feats. Where ordinary people crave wealth and power, His Majesty crowned a new King, introduced democracy and handed over the responsibility of governance to His people. Such an act of superlative altruism was unprecedented in the history of the world.

One of the most important prayer activities on the Lhabab Duchhen Festival is to simmer mulberry. As long as there is a place to simmer the mulberry stove, the pilgrims will put their cypress branches into the stove, and sprinkle the barley grains, zanba, pour ghee, and so on.

In order to commemorate this Day, We Bhutanese Buddhists hold Buddhist activities in various temples every year to greet Buddha's return, promote the Dharma, and save all living beings. And the religious masses should reverently pray, turn their prayer wheels, and provide offerings in order for protection.

One of the most important prayer activities on the Lhabab Duchhen Festival is to simmer mulberry. As long as there is a place to simmer the mulberry stove, the pilgrims will put their cypress branches into the stove, and sprinkle the barley grains, zanba, pour ghee, and so on.

Lhabab Duchhen, is one of the four Buddhist festivals commemorating four events in the life of the Buddha, according to Buddhist traditions. Lhabab Duchhen occurs on the 22nd day of the ninth lunar month according to Buddhist calendar and widely celebrated in Tibet and Bhutan. In BHUTAN we celebrate this particular DAY as MOTHERS DAY, introduce by His Holiness Trulku Jigme Choeda The 70th Je Khenpo. 

The festival is also celebrated in other Buddhist Asian countries including Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. Lhabab Duchhen is a Buddhist festival celebrated to observe the Buddha's descent from the TRAYASTRIMSA HEAVEN to earth. According to legend, the Buddha ascended the TRAYASTRIMSA HEAVEN temporarily at the age of 41, in order to give teachings to benefit the gods in that desire realm, and to repay the kindness of his mother by liberating her from Samsara.

He was exhorted by his disciple and representative Maudgalyayana to return, and after a long debate and under a full moon agreed to return. He returned to earth a week later by a special triple ladder prepared by Viswakarma, the god of machines. This event is considered to be one of the eight great deeds of the Buddha. On Lhabab Duchhen, the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied ten million times. It is part of Tibetan Buddhist tradition to engage in virtuous activities and prayer on this day.

THE 2023 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM- (Green Card through the DV Lottery)

The diversity visa lottery has to be a totally random process of selection. Bias, prejudice, racism, class, wealth, political views, status, and other unfavorable conditions have to be weeded out of the selection processes. The DV lottery does not select people. The lottery is designed to select applications from all of the applications that are processed into its system. There is no first come, first served. All candidates who have filed applications must undergo pre-screening through their applications for entry in the lottery. Of course, all applications must be filed electronically to be accepted in the process.

Millions of applications have to be processed through similar procedures. As these applications are processed electronically, they would be assigned codes and processing numbers for accessibility through computers. Paperwork would be bulky and cumbersome in the processing and selection of applications for the lottery. Each application is assigned a code and number for quick access and location. That might be the reason and purpose for the requirement for filing and processing applications electronically.

If the applications have passed the pre-screening tests, then the candidates are issued final notifications by being assigned confirmations that their applications have passed must for participation in the diversity lottery. If applications have been eliminated or have failed the process, the filing of another application will not be accepted (the applications would be mooted). By the time of the notifications, the pre-application process would be closed. Only one application per family is accepted. Similarly, names cannot be added to different applications. The applications would be eliminated from the lottery. All regulations and rules must be followed accordingly for acceptance into the diversity lottery.

Preparation is absolutely necessary for participation in the lottery. Passports must be current. Birth certificates and other viable documents must be available. Certain levels of education are acceptable for filing applications. Any person with higher education, including diplomas and unique skills, can be excluded from participation. Yes, applicants can be deemed or considered overqualified. They might be required to file applications for other types of visas in the system through employment with companies and corporations that assist potential foreign workers and employees in search of employment in foreign countries.

As applications are registered in the system and these applications have passed the scheduled processes to undergo participation in the lottery, the drawing is controlled electronically through the codes that are assigned to each application. Remember, this process is a lottery. As all selections are expected to be processed randomly, an assigned computer is assigned the process and task of selection. 

The hands-off process eliminates manipulation, biases, and prejudices in selections. There is no winning strategy for entry in the DVD lottery. Selection is based on the luck of the draw. The lottery is a "wait and see" process.

The DV lottery selection is a "random selection" among "qualified candidates."

Once selected and your number is "current," you get a notification of "potential visa availability," and at that stage you have to fill out different paperwork and finally have an interview with a US embassy or consular officer.

You will never be 100% sure of getting a visa until you actually have it stamped on your passport. It is a complex but rewarding process.

The winners of the Diversity Visa lottery are chosen at random by a computer program, with a certain number of visas allocated to each region of the world and no one country receiving more than 7% of the Diversity Visas available in any given year.

Not selected.

It’ll be in the DOS files somewhere until the days of the DV pick are over by the end of September. If you're concerned that this will affect any visa application, the answer is no, because technically you're not actually applying for an immigration visa, all you’ve done is register for the opportunity to win the right to apply for an immigration visa, which is different.

The DV lottery is a totally random process carried out by an audited computer system at USCIS.

TO APPLY:

•Need soft copy of Passport size photo 600x600 megapixels. 

•Apply online. With in 5-7 mins if not you need to restart from the beginning. 

•That is why make all family photo ready before you start. 

•You can apply all your kids below 21 and wife/husband as dependent.

•Individual photo of same size required. 

•Kids above 18 also can apply their own application.

•Minimum Qualification high school for primary applicant.

• For dependent qualification not required.

•Once you submit you will get confirmation number.

•Please print or take a picture then read and keep in safe place. 

          Do not loose.

•This year dv applicant is called DV-2023. 

          Result will be out by May every year. 

•To check the result you need confirmation number.

          If you loose, you can not retrieve.

•Do not submit your application twice.

•Double entry will be reject automatically.

•Make sure valid email adds to provide in the form.

        •All correspondence will be through that email only. 

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AFTER SELECTION:

⁃If you are selected in 1st round means 50% sure. 

⁃2nd round selection is done on region vice. 

⁃More chances because not even 100 Bhutanese received 

         green card from this program. 

⁃1st round is difficult since it will drawn randomly. 

⁃2nd round selectee candidates have many forms to fill up 

         and documents to make ready. 

⁃Before you fill up make sure to read the instructions.

⁃All the instruction are given step by step. All you need to 

         do is read read until you understand.

⁃If you are selected in 2nd round. You will get interview 

         appointment. Which means 95% sure.

⁃5% depends on your health and documents. 

⁃Dv lottery office will make medical check up appointment 

         in their designated clinic.

⁃Result will be send to consulate office.

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"Today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can."

Richard Gere 

This is not recent news but I thought it's interesting and inspiring one, So i rewrite from Richard Gere Page-

"May this story inspire millions and millions"

When I went undercover in New York City as a homeless man, no one noticed me. I felt what it was like to be a homeless man. People would just past by me and look at me in disgrace. Only one lady was kind enough to give me some food. It was an experience I'll never forget. So many times we forget how blessed we are. We should not take that for granted. And if we can help someone in need, we should. That's why after I was done, I walked around and gave food and $100 to every homeless person I saw. They cried and were so grateful. Be the change you wish to see in the world."

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Bhutan the happiest country in Asia and the eighth-happiest in the world: The place I love the most..... The place where I was born and grew up from dreaming.

Many of you might think it's unreal. Does it look like painted Art ???? but the fact is my Village itself resemble Paradise, It is Living Heaven. The place I love most in the world. The place where I was born and grew up from dreaming. My village so called PAM, East:Bhutan. rising from the high hillside. 

Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia at the eastern end of the Himalayas. It is bordered to the north by China and to the south, east and west by India. To the west, it is separated from Nepal by the Indian state of Sikkim, while farther south it is separated from Bangladesh by the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal. Bhutan's capital and largest city is Thimphu. Bhutan existed as a patchwork of minor warring fiefs until the early 17th century. At that time the GREAT  buddhist master and military leader Ngawang Namgyal, the first Zhabdrung Rinpoche, who was fleeing religious persecution in Tibet, unified the area and cultivated a distinct Bhutanese identity. In the early 20th century, Bhutan came into contact with the British Empire and retained strong bilateral relations with India upon its independence. 

In 2006, based on a global survey, Business Week rated Bhutan the happiest country in Asia and the eighth-happiest in the world. Bhutan's landscape ranges from subtropical plains in the south to the sub-alpine Himalayan heights in the north, where some peaks exceed 7,000 meters (23,000 ft). Its total area was reported as approximately 46,500 km2 (18,000 sq mi) in 1997 and 38,394 km2 (14,824 sq mi) in 2002.Bhutan's state religion is Vajrayana Buddhism and the population, as of 2015 estimated as 770 thousand people, is predominantly Buddhist. Hinduism is the second-largest religion.

Pam Trashi Gang East:Bhutan.

My village shaded with trees and leaves like a piggy bank filled with memories. You'll see why a person would want to live there forever. Dawn, morning, mid-day, night, all the same, except for the changes in the air. The air changes the color of things there. And life whirs by as quiet as a murmur...the pure murmuring of life.

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In 1937 Weston was the first photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, and over the next two years he produced nearly 1,400 negatives using his 8 × 10 view camera.

My favorite Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958) was a 20th-century American photographer. Edward has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers…"and "one of the masters of 20th century photography."Over the course of Edward 40-year career Weston photographed an increasingly expansive set of subjects, including landscapes, still lifes, nudes, portraits, genre scenes and even whimsical parodies. It is said that he developed a "quintessentially American, and specially Californian, approach to modern photography"because of his focus on the people and places of the American West. In 1937 Weston was the first photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, and over the next two years he produced nearly 1,400 negatives using his 8 × 10 view camera. Some of his most famous photographs were taken of the trees and rocks at Point Lobos, California, near where he lived for many years.

Edward Henry Weston 

Edward was born in Chicago and moved to California when he was 21. He knew he wanted to be a photographer from an early age, and initially his work was typical of the soft focus pictorialism that was popular at the time. Edward got Blame Attacks include Criticism, Condemnation, Accusations, Humiliation, but still he keep working hard no matter what. Abandoned by his family and friends. Within a few years, however, he abandoned that style and went on to be one of the foremost champions of highly detailed photographic images.

In 1947 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and he stopped photographing soon thereafter. He spent the remaining ten years of his life overseeing the printing of more than 1,000 of his most famous images.

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His films documented real people, often the eccentric, examining their quirky traditions, music, and food.

Les Blank, a documentarian whose films gained cult fame for examined society's fringes and times when Werner Herzog would eat boots, died on Sunday. The 77-year-old director had reportedly been fighting bladder cancer.

Les Blank 

Blank's films, while never great commercial successes and seldom even feature length, were largely respected by his peers. Blank received lifetime achievement awards from the American Film Institute and the International Documentary Association, and in 2007 he became only the third filmmaker to take home the Edward MacDowell Medal, given annually to one who's made an outstanding contribution to the arts. His films documented real people, often the eccentric, examining their quirky traditions, music, and food. His subjects have included a zydeco accordionist, garlic zealots, various fiddlers, Dizzy Gillespie, and perhaps most famously, fellow director Werner Herzog. Blank's 1982 Burden of Dreams was something of a Hearts of Darkness for Herzog's Fitzcarraldo, documenting that film's torturous, troubled production and insane attempts to haul a massive steamship over a hill. Blank also notably documented the time Herzog lost a bet and ate a shoe.

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I believe to succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

I believe to succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you. Akira Kurosawa, (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998)was a Japanese filmmaker, Who inspired me. I really admire his filmArts. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years.

Kurosawa entered the Japanese filmindustry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films as an assistant directorand scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director in 1943, during World War II, with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (a.k.a. Judo Saga). After the war, the critically acclaimed Drunken Angel(1948), in which Kurosawa cast then-unknown actor Toshiro Mifune in a starring role, cemented the director's reputation as one of the most important young filmmakers in Japan. The two men would go on to collaborate on another 15 films. His wife Yōko Yaguchiwas also an actress in one of his films.

Akira Kurosawa 

Rashomon, which premiered in Tokyo in August 1950, and which also starred Mifune, became, on September 10, 1951, the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was subsequently released in Europe and North America. The commercial and critical success of this film opened up Western film markets for the first time to the products of the Japanese film industry, which in turn led to international recognition for other Japanese filmmakers. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Kurosawa directed approximately a film a year, including a number of highly regarded films such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961). After the mid-1960s, he became much less prolific, but his later work—including his final two epics, Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985)—continued to win awards, including the Palme d'Or for Kagemusha, though more often abroad than in Japan.

In 1990, he accepted the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Posthumously, he was named "Asian of the Century" in the "Arts, Literature, and Culture" category by AsianWeekmagazine and CNN, cited as "one of the 5 people who contributed most to the betterment of Asia in the past 100 years."

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GORGEOUS HOLY LAKE IN BHUTAN-TSHOKAR.

GORGEOUS HOLY LAKE IN BHUTAN-TSHOKAR located above SANGYE DZONG.

Singye Dzong is one of the sacred places visited by Guru Rinpoche in the history of Bhutan. Thousands of pilgrims make a visit every year. It is also located within the Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary close to the Tibetan border. It is three day journey from the road head in Lhuentse. The closest communities to Singye Dzong are Khomagang and Denchung villages. Currently, the area has mediation center that accommodates 12 monks in a three year retreat, two main monasteries are Gawa Dzong and Singye Dzong.

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Wangla Mountain is also a sacred place where Guru Chana Dorji meditated. The surrounding around the lhakhang is very clean with beautiful flowers favorable in high altitude. The one can experience fresh air to breathe and calm place to rest. At present Singye dzong has Drupdey headed by lam and 7 monks meditating.The main relic of singye dzong is Phurpa Terma.

Singye Dzong - The mystical Lion Fortress 

A top a ridge overlooking Kurichhu river is a fortress called Lhuendrup Rinchentse Dzong – The Fortress of the Precious Peak of Spontaneous Fulfillment. According to National Library of Bhutan, the Dzong was initially constructed by Yongzin Ngagi Wangchuck in 1554, the youngest son of great Drukpa Lama Ngawang Choegyal as a meditation center. The present dzong structure, according to Legshey Phendhey Wangchuk, was constructed in 1665 during the time of Trongsa Penlop Chogyel Minjur Tenpa after which a Rabdey was instituted by 4th Desi Gyalsey Tenzin Rabgay.

According to another account, Ngagi Wangchuk first meditated at Timula. Later, when he went to look for a winter seat, he arrived at the present site of Lhuentse Dzong. The local deity appeared before him in the form of a white, bleating goat which was taken as an auspicious sign. He then built a temple and named as LeyLey Dzong (the fortress of the Goat) after the sound of the goat’s bleat. Another story says that a stone below the Dzong is in the shape of goat; and it is said that this stone bleated, alluding to the Dzong’s name. Another account states that below the Minjey village is a rock shaped like a frog that bleated like goat. The people considered this an unfavorable sign and shifted the site to the present site.

Later, Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel followed the routes of his great ancestor Yongzin Ngagi Wangchuk and visited Kurtoe Lhuentse Phodrang. During his visit, he planned to build a new Dzong but it could not be materialized due to presence of several local Kings who were not in good terms amongst themselves. Therefore, he prayed that a Dzong be built at Kurtoe Lhuentse Phodrang bringing whole of Kuri Dozhi under the control of central government in the future.

In 1654, the joint force of Gawa (King of Phagidung) and Dharma (King of Kidling) attacked Timula Dzongpoen Lhadhar for no reason. During that time, a civil war between Choetse Penlop Choegyal Minjur Tenpa and Bumthang Choekhor Dhepa had just ended and the forces of Choetse Penlop and Druk Desi were celebrating their victory. The relatives of Dzongpoen Lhadhar were aware of the presence of combined troops of Druk Desi and Choetse Penlop at Bumthang and approached Choetse Penlop for assistance. Choetse Penlop who was then well aware of Zhabdrung’s prophecy to bring Kurtoe region under central government consented to their request. Whole troops of Druk Desi and Choetse Penlop marched towards Kurtoe and captured two kings bringing Kurtoe under control of central government.

Pilgrim Centers:

There are numerous pilgrim centers in Lhuentse. And almost all are associated with Guru Rinpoche and Tertons. Singye Dzong, Rinchen Bumpa, Phuningla, Ney Khenpajong, and Sangwai Dadru are the sacred places while Menkhar, Karphu, Lukchu, Kuenzangling, Goshogpang, Timula, Khochung lhakhang and Dungkar Choejee Naktsang are some of the oldest lhakhangs constructed by Buddhist luminaries like Guru Chowang, Ratna Lingpa, Pema Lingpa, Khedrup Kuenga Wangpo and Yongzin Ngagi Wangchuk. Dungkar Khetangbi Naktsang, where Jigme Namgyel was born, stands in original grandeur. The 149 ft Guru statue, the would-be the tallest one in the world, is being constructed at Takila under Menbi Gewog.

Singye Dzong & Roelmateng

Description: 

There are five main sacred places associated with Guru Rinpoche who brought Buddhism to Bhutan. It is called sacred place of the body, speech, mind, qualities and activity. Singye Dzong is considered the most sacred place associated with activity while other four main sacred places are in Tibet. There are eight sacred places in Singye Dzong– all described as Dzongs. One will take a day to visit all these Dzongs and another day to visit Tshokar Tshona and Terday Lhatsog. Three hours walk down towards east is the Rolmateng Ney whereby one may take another day to visit the main sacred places.

According to the description of the sacred places, a visit to Singye Dzong shall liberate oneself from being born in lower realms and fulfill whatever one wishes and prays for his life.

 Route / Lodge:

The journey to Singye Dzong starts from Khomazam or Khoma village. It takes three days to reach Singye Dzong. One has to make two night halts on the way – first night at Khomagang or Tsikhang and second night at Thangkarmo. All pilgrims are advised to start early morning from Khoma on day 1 so as to reach Tsikhang before dark. To see the details of the route please visit Singye Dzong Route Map. In general the route is safe but all are warned to be careful especially at points where there are steep cliffs and a small wrong move would prove to be fatal sometimes. Thangkarmo is located in the wilderness with no villages nearby except for a small guesthouse. There is also a guest house at Tsikhang. Yet you will experience the natural music of Khomachhu as the guesthouse is just at the right bank of the stream. To avoid accommodation problems all groups are advised to carry your own tent especially during the peak season.

Travel and Health Advisory Note

All visitors must obtain a travel permit from Khoma gup and prior to obtaining the permit one must undergo proper medical checkups so as to prepare for the trip. Generally people with pressure problems and heart problems are advised to consult physicians and if they suffer from such problems they must take the physicians’ advices seriously should they wish to continue on their pilgrimage to Singye Dzong. 

Anyone wishing to hire horses may consult Mr. Sithar Tshering, Gup of Khoma Gewog @ 17704198 or Mr. Pema Tshering, Mangmi @17303515 before one week in advance to make necessary arrangements.

 When to visit:

May to second week of October is the advisable season to visit Singye Dzong. Last week of September to second week of October is the best season as there shall be no rainfall and snowfall. You will need to confirm on the condition of footpath should you wish to visit in the summer season.

 Climate:

As the place is located at an altitude of 4482 meters above sea level, it is comparatively colder than other places. The altitude of Tshokar, Tshona and Terdag Lhatshog are even higher and has harsh climatic conditions.

 Dress:

One is advised to carry warm clothes and a very good sleeping bag to Singye Dzong. The routes are mostly wet and therefore all are advised to carry a good trekking boot and a pair of comfortable walking shoes. Use of shoe gaiters is highly recommended. If you are thinking of wearing a rain-boot and you are not used to wearing one, you will have to be prepared of the pain and the blisters it will cause.

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