A few Bhutanese seems to realize the great loss of Konchosum Lhakhang, which was destroyed by fire in the afternoon of 24 February, 2010 and even fewer may have lingering pictures of this small temple. In spite of its significance, it was not an icon like Taktshang or Kurje temples. Yet, it was a small, [...]
By Paldor and Michael Sheehy
Though the oral precepts of the Nyingma were introduced from the time of the imperial period, it was not until Smin gling Gter chen Rig ‘dzin ‘gyur med rdo rje (1646-1714) and his younger brother Smin gling Lo chen D+harma shrI (1654-1718) wrote a series of commentaries on these teachings that [...]
Appears in DNA India
Wisdom out of the box
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Lhendup G Bhutia
January 31, 2010
Mumbai — My grandfather is a distant memory. Tall, dark-skinned, a little hunched, he spoke only Tibetan and Nepali. We did not spend much time with each other, but I still remember that every morning he woke me up and took me to our [...]