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While we have to undergo occasional lockdown and compulsory 14-day quarantine ever since the pandemic, the monks in various Shedras (Monastic Institutions) have been observing what is known as the 45-day Yarney or Summer Retreat around this time of the year.
However this is neither in response to COVID-19 situation nor to the new Delta variant.
It is a tradition which was introduced by Buddha Shakyamuni more than 3000 years ago in response to a criticism levelled against the Sangha, who is said to have no regard for insects' life that are killed under their feet as the monks come out for alms in the villages.
As skillful as he is, Buddha took the criticism positively and called upon the monks to remain in retreat to avoid accidental killing of insects that increase in number especially during summer. Hence the name Yarney or Summer Retreat.
In this way, the insects are saved from accidental deaths and the critics are saved from bad karma that is generated from criticising the Sangha. By bringing the alms to Sangha, the patrons are able to generate good Karma as well.
In Bhutan, this tradition was first initiated at Cheri and now it is observed this time of the year at various Shedras in the country. The tradition was widely propagated by His Holiness Chabjey Thrizur the 68th Jey Khenpo.
During this period, the monks remain within the campus and observe three different categories of sacred vows. The merit thus generated is said to cleansed the demerits brought about through breaking of vows by the monks and the lay people. Sacred rituals and profound prayers are conducted by the monks whoes body, speech and mind remain in the purest state for the wellbeing of Tsa Wa Sum and the sentient beings.
May the spritual positivities thus generated swiftly wipe out the pandemic from the face of the world as well.
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After college, Liu moved to Los Angeles, eventually landing the life-changing role of Ling Woo on Ally McBeal (1998-2002). Since then she’s appeared in movies like Kung Fu Panda (2008), Charlie’s Angels (2000) and both volumes of Kill Bill (2003 and 2004) starred in Elementary (2012-2019) and directed episodes of Elementary and Luke Cage. A private person, Liu isn’t as out and about as some other actors.
Exactly 50 years ago, a nation was born amid strife and turbulence. It went on to make a remarkable progress.
While Bangladesh shares its story of success with the world today, Bhutan as the first country to recognize its independence, joins the celebration.
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Dr. Lotay Tshering.
Besides the golden jubilee of its independence, Bangladesh also marks the centennial anniversary of the person behind it, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Conveying warm greetings and prayers of His Majesty The King and the people of Bhutan, Prime Minister Dr. Lotay Tshering during the event held at National Parade Ground in Dhaka this evening said
it was always a delight to return to Bangladesh, but the reason this time was even more compelling. "I have come here to listen to the story of Bangladesh, that too seated next to Her Excellency Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, an inspiring leader and a mother-like figure to me," he said.
Lyonchhen said such significant occasions uplift the spirit of not just the people of Bangladesh but the entire region at a time when COVID-19 pandemic has claimed many precious lives and disrupted livelihoods of millions around the world.
He also applauded Bangladesh's efforts to manage the pandemic, despite sheer size of the population.
"While we have many bilateral engagements, the purpose of my visit this time is solely to pay tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his heroic legacies that laid strong foundations for a peaceful, progressive, and prosperous Bangladesh," he said.
With a few reiterations in Bengali, Lyonchhen thank Bangladesh for giving him and the people of Bhutan an opportunity to be a part of the journey.
Meanwhile, Lyonchhen presented the commemorative stamp to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. As a tribute from Bhutan, a team from Royal Academy of Performing Arts also made colourful cultural performance at the venue.
Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering.
Built between 1910 and 1921, the gas tanks were built to hold gas. Until the 1960s, the gas tanks had been maintained by an inspector using a rowboat. Due to the increasing prevalence of much more compact gas cylinders, Brooklyn Union Gas began dismantling the gas tanks in 1996.
Because the Long Island Expressway frequently became congested in that area, "backup at the Elmhurst Gas Tanks" became a familiar phrase in radio traffic reporting. Having been literal rather than legal landmarks, the two huge gas holders were completely removed by 2001.
Construction on the $20 million park, spearheaded by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, started in 2007.On May 24, 2011, the Elmhurst Park was opened on the former site of the gas tanks. The park contained state-of-the-art facilities including benches, lighting, lawns, and jogging paths, in addition to a playground and more than 620 trees.The six-acre (2.4 ha) park's bathrooms were delayed greatly, however. Having opened in September 2012,the restroom facilities were stylish and spacious, although highly controversial, they drew wide criticism due to their $2.3 million cost.
The Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a $2.85 million memorial to Vietnam War veterans, at the northeastern corner of Elmhurst Park, was announced in June 2017.Although planning and fundraising started in the mid-2000s, construction started in December 2018. The memorial was dedicated the following December.The semicircular memorial features the names of 371 Queens residents who died while fighting in the war.
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Ema datshi is a spicy dish made with large, green chili peppers in a cheesy, which is called the national dish for its ubiquity and the pride that Bhutanese have for it.
Emadatshe-Bhutanese cuisine
Other foods include jasha maru (a chicken dish), phaksha paa or Noorsha paa (dried meat cooked with chili peppers, spices, and vegetables, including turnips, greens, or radishes), thukpa, bathup, and red rice so on and on. Cheese made from cow's milk called datshi is never eaten raw, but used to make curry. Zoedoe is another type of cheese made in the Eastern districts Marek and Sakten, which is added to Emadetse. Zoedoe is normally greenish in color and has a strong smell.
Buddhism as a minor philosophical school of thought in India until the reign of Ashoka the Great who, after the Kalinga War (c. 260 BCE), renounced violence and embraced Buddhism. Ashoka spread the Dharma of the Buddha throughout India under the name dhamma which equates to “mercy, charity, truthfulness, and purity” (Keay, 95). He had the Buddha’s remains disinterred and reinterred in 84,000 stupas all through the country along with edicts encouraging the Buddhist vision. He also sent missionaries to other countries – Sri Lanka, China, Bhutan, Thailand, Greece among them – to spread Buddha’s message.
Buddhism became more popular in Sri Lanka and China than it had ever been in India and spread further from temples established in these countries. Buddhist art began appearing in both countries between the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE, including anthropomorphic depictions of Buddha himself. Earlier artists, during Ashoka’s time, had refrained from depicting Buddha and only suggested his presence through symbols but, increasingly, Buddhist sites included statues and images of him, a practice first initiated by a sect of the Mahasanghika school.
In time, these statues became objects of veneration. Buddhists do not “worship” the Buddha but, at the same time, they do in that the statue representing Buddha becomes not only a focal point for concentration on one’s own path but a way of expressing gratitude to the Buddha. Further, one who becomes a Buddha (and, according to Mahayana Buddhism, anyone can) does become a kind of “god” in that they have transcended the human condition and so deserve special recognition for that accomplishment. In the present day, there are over 500 million practicing Buddhists in the world, each following his or her own understanding of the Eightfold Path and continuing to spread the message that one only has to suffer in life as much as one wants to and there is a way which leads to peace.
His Holiness was born on the 7th of September 1945, the 1st day of the 8th Lunar month in the year of the Wood Bird at the Sakya palace in Tsedong. Immediately after his birth, in accordance with age old traditions to increase his wisdom, the syllable DHIH was traced on his tongue and profound rituals were performed. Many signs traditionally associated with auspiciousness were observed on this day: the milk collected from a 100 different dri (female yaks) and a statue of the Guru Padmasambhava were miraculously offered to the Palace.
In 1951, His Holiness made a pilgrimage to Lhasa , where he was designated the throne Holder of the Sakya Order by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Accordingly, the following year, a preliminary enthronement ceremony was held in which he accepted the official Sakya seals. Even at this early age, he was exceptionally intelligent and skilled in fulfilling his responsibilities. At the tender age of seven, he passed an extensive oral examination on the Hevajra root tantra at the Great Sakya monastery. At the Ngor monastery, the Great Ngor abbot and his root guru bestowed upon him both the common and uncommon Lamdre teachings. In 1953, in response to his root guru’s expressed intention to enter into Mahaparinirvana, His Holiness performed his first long life initiation of Amitayus at Ngor monastery and also undertook his first Hevajra meditation retreat in Sakya. His Holiness was then only eight years old.
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H.H. THE 41ST SAKYA TRIZIN KYABGON GONGMA TRICHEN RINPOCHE
Following the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, His Holiness moved to India, established the Sakya Guru monastery in Darjeeling and began the major task of reassembling the Sakya community. In exile he continued to receive extensive philosophical teachings in Logic, Abhidharma, the Prajnaparamita and the Clarification of the Three Vows from great scholars such as Khenpo Dosep Thubten, Khenpo Serjong Appey and Khenpo Rinchen. From Khenpo Serjong Appey, he received a thorough and detailed explanation of the Hevajra Root Tantra and many other related teachings. From H.E. Phende Khen Rinpoche, who was also one of His Holiness’ root Gurus, he received the initiation and explanation of Yamantaka in the Ra Lotsawas tradition, as well as the collected writings of Ngorchen Konchok Lhundup.
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“In 2006 when there was very minimal awareness of HIV in the country, I went to have my routine checkup for my pregnancy and was told that I had HIV. Everyone at the time referred to it as the ‘untreatable disease of AIDS’. As one may imagine, I was scared. Thankfully, I received proper counseling from health workers, and they helped me follow a plan so that my unborn child would not be infected. The mother must take medication for HIV and compulsorily go to the hospital for child-delivery. After delivery, the baby is also given medication and tested after two years. They told me that a baby has a 5-10% chance of transmission during pregnancy, 10-15% during birth, and 25-30% through breastfeeding. I have four kids. Thankfully all of them are HIV-negative. The three kids born after my diagnosis were never breastfed. I only fed them lactogen that the hospital provided us till the baby turned one.
In 2011 on World AIDS day, a few HIV-positive people including my husband and I came forward on TV. Initially when my husband told me about this plan, I was strictly against it. I even told him that I wanted to separate if he went through with it. "However, around November that year, I realized that if I came forward with my story I would be able to share my experience as an uneducated woman diagnosed with a scary disease that people did not know much about. I believed that it might help people going through similar situations and ease the stigma around HIV."
In the following years, awareness has increased and stigma, although prevalent, has been reduced.
Tshering Choden
After coming out on TV, I was evidently discriminated against. Everyone knew about my status as an HIV patient and when I started weaving, an activity I was interested in, with a group of people in Changzamtog I was told to leave in just two weeks. The owner told my sister that she could stay but complaints flew in from customers just because I was working there. They thought that if I pricked my hand and my blood stained the clothes I was weaving, anyone who touched it would be infected, which is not true.
However, the situation has improved slightly over the years and Lhaksam has played a huge role in it. Before, people did not know the difference between HIV and AIDS. But now most know that HIV is not transmitted through mere physical or verbal contact or even from sharing bathrooms, although a lot of silly notions still exist. There is a center for Lhaksam at Genekha where we host HIV positive people who don’t have means to earn a livelihood or are from very remote places where they cannot avail medication and treatment. We give them work here at the center. There are about 30 people right now, including around 12 kids. Some of these kids are living with HIV and others are simply here with their parents. There is a school close by so they go there. Most of them do not complain about discrimination at school but we have had instances of these kids finding it difficult to make friends because of where they come from.
"Getting sick is never fun, even when it is something as mild as the flu. HIV is a lifelong condition and one that requires a lot of care, medication and will power. I want to urge everyone to learn all preventative measures. We can never tell who has HIV, so it is always important to be careful and practice safe sex.”
- Tshering Choden
Lhak-Sam, Bhutan Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS BNP+
His Majesty The King's Royal Address from Punakha Dzong || on 17th December 2020 || 113th National Day.
His Majesty The King Addressed the Nation from the historic Punakha Dzong.
-His Majesty granted Kashos for the reform of the Civil Service and Education on the auspicious occasion.
The public did not attend commemoration of National Day at the venue due to COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings. Thousands of people instead listened to the Royal Address and viewed the ceremony and National Day entertainment programme on television.
His Majesty the King’s Speech, On the 7th of November, 2008, Changlimithang, Thimphu.
It is with immense joy that we are gathered together on this most auspicious day. In these last 100 years the dreams and aspirations of our forefathers and the vision of our Kings have been fulfilled beyond all expectations. The wise and selfless leadership of our kings, the sacrifice and hard work of generations of Bhutanese and the special bond between the People and King have given us this unique and special nation – a jewel of the earth.
Two years ago, at a time of profound change I came onto the Throne as a young King. You, my people, in the spirit of generations past, worked with me with complete faith and gave me your wholehearted cooperation and goodwill. Thus, in these two short years while we have taken gigantic steps towards strengthening our nation, we have done so in a calm, deliberate manner in complete harmony. It is with great pride that we stand as a new democracy, having successfully completed an unprecedented and historic transition.
Yet we must always remember that as our country, in these changing times finds immense new challenges and opportunities, whatever work we do, whatever goals we have – and no matter how these may change in this changing world – ultimately without peace, security and happiness we have nothing. That is the essence of the philosophy of Gross National Happiness. Our most important goal is the peace and happiness of our people and the security and sovereignty of the nation.
Our generation of Bhutanese have been gifted a strong, dynamic nation by our forefathers. I am confident that as long as we are willing to work with their commitment and dedication and follow their example we can bring greater peace, happiness and prosperity to our country.
I am confident because I know the worth and character of our people. You are the true jewel of this nation. As citizens of a spiritual land you treasure the qualities of a good human being – honesty, kindness, charity, integrity, unity, respect for our culture and traditions, love for our country and for God. Throughout our history our parents have upheld these values and placed the common good above the self.
"My deepest concern is that as the world changes we may lose these fundamental values on which rest our character as a nation and people."
It is critical that we are able to recognize Bhutanese character irrespective of how far we look back into the past or into the future. The Bhutan we see is vastly different – unrecognizable even – when compared to the Bhutan in the time of our first King. Yet, the character of our people and the nature of our fundamental values have remained unchanged.
Henceforth, as even more dramatic changes transform the world and our nation, as long as we continue to pursue the simple and timeless goal of being good human beings, and as long as we strive to build a nation that stands for everything that is good, we can ensure that our future generations for hundreds of years will live in happiness and peace.
The 5th Druk Gyalpo His Majesty the King JIGME KHESAR NAMGYEL WANGCHUCK.
It is not because I am King that I ask these of you. Destiny has put me here. It is with immense gratitude and humility that at this young age, I assume the sacred duty to serve a special people and country.
"Throughout my reign I will never rule you as a King. I will protect you as a parent, care for you as a brother and serve you as a son. I shall give you everything and keep nothing; I shall live such a life as a good human being that you may find it worthy to serve as an example for your children; I have no personal goals other than to fulfill your hopes and aspirations. I shall always serve you, day and night, in the spirit of kindness, justice and equality."
"As the king of a Buddhist nation, my duty is not only to ensure your happiness today but to create the fertile ground from which you may gain the fruits of spiritual pursuit and attain good Karma.
This is how I shall serve you as King."
I cannot end without addressing our most important citizens – our youth. The future of our nation depends on the worth, capabilities and motivation of today’s youth. Therefore, I will not rest until I have given you the inspiration, knowledge and skills so that you will not only fulfill your own aspirations but be of immense worth to the nation. This is my sacred duty. A strong motivated young Bhutan guarantees a strong bright future.
The future is neither unseen nor unknown. It is what we make of it. What work we do with our two hands today will shape the future of our nation. Our children’s tomorrow has to be created by us today.
I end with a prayer for Bhutan – that the sun of peace and happiness may forever shine on our people. I also pray that while I am but King of a small Himalayan nation, I may in my time be able to do much to promote the greater wellbeing and happiness of all people in this world – of all sentient beings.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Due to COVID-19, has meant that the National Day will be celebrated differently, in view of the importance of this occasion for the people of Bhutan, especially in a year that has tested our strength and resolve, and required that we exhibit our unity and determination like never before, His Majesty The King has Commanded that the National Day Celebrations be held in a manner befitting the occasion while adhering to all the safety protocols necessary.
The 113th National Day Celebrations have therefore been opened beyond the venue to the entire Bhutanese population, who are invited to join from the comfort of their own homes. Internet shall serve as platforms through which to participate in the celebrations this year.
