Coronation Day of 5th Druk Gyalpo

Coronation Day-The Public Holiday

Source: Coronation of the king of Bhutan-2008

Annually, Bhutan celebrates the Coronation Day of Druk Gyalpo. Since the day was marked as a public holiday, it's considers as one of the major holidays in Bhutan. The fourth Druk Gyalpo's Coronation Day was celebrated on every June 2nd before his abdication of golden throne in 2006.  In memory, people can still remember his glorious reigned and the time spent together. The Coronation Day of fifth Druk Gyalpo falls on November 1st since on 6th of November 2008, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk was crowned as the fifth king of Bhutan in a sacred and intimate ceremony in the Serthri Namgay Khangzang (the Supreme Golden Throne Room) in the Tashichhodzong. His Majesty the fourth king transferred the golden throne to his son in the mandate of practice and experience of ruling the nation with immense of dedication. During the day people found new radiance and with profuse expectation, offered prayers and Tashi Khadhars to their king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk. 

In the last 7 years, the dreams and aspirations of the people and the vision of fourth Druk Gyalpo have been fulfilled beyond all expectations after His Majesty became the fifth king. Through his wise and selfless leadership and the sacrifices and hard work has created a unique and special nation – a jewel of the earth. Today, we refer him as a true people's monarch of our time.

This year on his Coronation Day, I too join with the whole nation celebrating the day by reciting humble prayers and offering butter lamps for the safety of His Majesty's good health and long life. In our small way in the College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa the trainees and staffs joined together by making their sincerest prayers to His Majesty. After, as a tribute various songs and dances were performed on the courtyard closing the day with Trashi Laybey. On this occasion, we heartily wish that the people & nation continue to bask in the wisdom and magnanimity of His Majesty for all the times to come. May Dragon country protect by the guardian deities under your glorious reign where prosperity, happiness and peace flourish in the Kingdom ever.
Happy Coronation Day and Trashi Delak!  

Message of Felicitation to the Drukgyal Zhipa

Prayer to my Beloved King in his 60th Birth Anniversary
As prophesied by Ugyen Guru Rinpoche-
'the great precious master' in his famous namthar,
With never ending blessing from the numerous great lama
And by our collective merits of good fortune together;
Fate gave to the birth of His Majesty- the fourth king
From the proverbial land of hidden treasures-
Where the precious jewel revealed and sparkled 
Spread the destiny of domain across the world.

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You came in as the world's youngest monarch
Ruled the nation in the spirit of Buddha;
Illuminated & showering us the way in the darkness
Protects every one of us and showered love & affection.
You have gave us the immense happiness and joy
Bought us to the horizon where peace is painted 
Under your benevolent and wisdom leadership;
Your reputed image was captured by the world
As a legendary and enigmatic inspirational monarch
We saw a remarkable chapter was open in the history;
Your Majesty-you are the true monarch in the heart of people! 


On this auspicious occasion of the 60th Birth Anniversary of
Your Majesty 4th Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wanchuck;
Its my great honour and privilege to take an opportunity 
Wishing from the depth of my heart with profuse prayers
I join with the nation in expressing my sincerest felicitations;
May Your Majesty have a good health and long life,
That inspires thousand of generations with love & compassion.
May the Drukyul have unprecedented peace & prosperity throughout 
Under the glorious and compassionate reign of Your Majesty 
Happy 60th Birth Anniversary and long live Your Majesty!

"The only message I have to convey to you, my people, is that if everyone of us consider ourselves Bhutanese, and think and act as one, and if we have faith in Triple Gem, our glorious kingdom of Bhutan will grow from strength to strength and achieve prosperity, peace and happiness". said by His Majesty on June 2, 1974 during the coronation ceremony in Changlingmithang.

Happy Blessed Rainy Day

Thruebab- The Bhutanese Social Holiday

The Blessed Rainy Day literally means the flow of blessed cleansing water. In layman's term it is called 'thruebab'-the holy precipitation shower from heavenly Buddha Nangpar Nangzoed on the earth. It falls on 15th day of 8th Month in the Buddhist Calendar. This year, Bhutanese are going to celebrate thrue on 22nd September. That is exactly on 9th day of 8th month of Wood Female Sheep Year, 2015. On this day, people keep aside their daily bustle of activities and come together to celebrate. In a year it is one of the social occasions for the Bhutanese to take a day leave. Similarly, the people from Ladakh in India, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia and some parts of China observed the day in their own way.

It is believed that during the Blessed Rainy Day, the whole water bodies on the earth turns into a holy water that acquired elixir like potency to cleanse sentient beings of all negatives and misdeeds of the past bad karma. As soon as the morning comes, people takes bath to purify all their defilements and demerits either from the direct tap water or bucketful of stored water.

I could vividly remember when I was a boy, a night before 'thruebab' my mother used to tell us to keep a bucket with some varieties of flowers outside the house. At night the blessed rain showers and bucket will be full of holy and purified water. Early in the morning she will make us to wash our face and take bath. We also offered the collected holy water as water offering to the god in the altar with the burning incense. My mother has a strong belief that the holy and purified water on 'thruebab' will erase the negative obstacles of us and pick up faster while in learning.

In our context, 'thrue' is a day marking the end of the monsoon season. It marks the end of the farming season and the beginning of the harvest season. As the 'thrue' is observed as a national holiday; the Government offices, Schools and Institutions, and Private Organisations remain closed for the day. Families, relatives and friends from the far distance and nearby gather together to have foods and drinks. Traditionally, families gather together to celebrate the day together since the permanence of their lives is not sure. Together they pray and make a wish as they will meet again later. 

After the foods and drinks the day was celebrated with the various traditional games like archery, khuru, and doegor. The team are formed from different villages and match are conducted where it promotes the preservation of culture and tradition which is one of the pillars of Gross National Happiness. But it was seen as taken blase by some people because of their work load pressure. Our younger one will forget soon and coming generation will never know as such occasion was there before,in turn this may lose our culture and the identity. 
On this very important occasion let me take a privilege to wish you all my dear parents, relatives and friends a "Happy Blessed Rainy Day"! 

Happy Blessed Rainy Day

Thruebab- The Bhutanese Social Holiday

The Blessed Rainy Day literally means the flow of blessed cleansing water. In layman's term it is called 'thruebab'-the holy precipitation shower from heavenly Buddha Nangpar Nangzoed on the earth. It falls on 15th day of 8th Month in the Buddhist Calendar. This year, Bhutanese are going to celebrate thrue on 22nd September. That is exactly on 9th day of 8th month of Wood Female Sheep Year, 2015. On this day, people keep aside their daily bustle of activities and come together to celebrate. In a year it is one of the social occasions for the Bhutanese to take a day leave. Similarly, the people from Ladakh in India, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia and some parts of China observed the day in their own way.

It is believed that during the Blessed Rainy Day, the whole water bodies on the earth turns into a holy water that acquired elixir like potency to cleanse sentient beings of all negatives and misdeeds of the past bad karma. As soon as the morning comes, people takes bath to purify all their defilements and demerits either from the direct tap water or bucketful of stored water.

I could vividly remember when I was a boy, a night before 'thruebab' my mother used to tell us to keep a bucket with some varieties of flowers outside the house. At night the blessed rain showers and bucket will be full of holy and purified water. Early in the morning she will make us to wash our face and take bath. We also offered the collected holy water as water offering to the god in the altar with the burning incense. My mother has a strong belief that the holy and purified water on 'thruebab' will erase the negative obstacles of us and pick up faster while in learning.

In our context, 'thrue' is a day marking the end of the monsoon season. It marks the end of the farming season and the beginning of the harvest season. As the 'thrue' is observed as a national holiday; the Government offices, Schools and Institutions, and Private Organisations remain closed for the day. Families, relatives and friends from the far distance and nearby gather together to have foods and drinks. Traditionally, families gather together to celebrate the day together since the permanence of their lives is not sure. Together they pray and make a wish as they will meet again later. 

After the foods and drinks the day was celebrated with the various traditional games like archery, khuru, and doegor. The team are formed from different villages and match are conducted where it promotes the preservation of culture and tradition which is one of the pillars of Gross National Happiness. But it was seen as taken blase by some people because of their work load pressure. Our younger one will forget soon and coming generation will never know as such occasion was there before,in turn this may lose our culture and the identity. 
On this very important occasion let me take a privilege to wish you all my dear parents, relatives and friends a "Happy Blessed Rainy Day"! 

I prostrate to you-Jetshen Jampelyang

Jampelyang(Manjushri)- The Divine God of Wisdom

ཨོཾ་ཨཱ་ར་པ་ཙ་ན་དྷཱི།།

Jetshen Jampelyang-is the god of divine wisdom. He is known as one of the Rig-sum Goenpo-the three lineage holders of Buddhism (Jampelyang, Chhana Dorji and Chenregze). In layman term, he was also refers to as a genuine Buddha who transformed into the important and historical figure of Buddhism, and was a Bodhisattva who helped to preach doctrine to all the sentient being with the Buddha. As history says, he was supposed to have come from the China to Nepal where he split the mountains in the south creating the broad fertile valley of Nepal. 

Ever since my first day in the School Jetshen Jampelyang was my god of wisdom-where I used to pray to him everyday in the morning. Throughout my entire fifteen years of schooling was fully devoted to him, grabbing his holy wisdom and knowledge while in the process of learning. Today across the country in various Schools, students pray to him every morning before they can get into their daily lesson. Because learning simply do not take place with ones little effort, there are ignorance and defilement to ward off. As the Bodhisattva of wisdom, distraction and negative barriers are erase by the divine power whereby, students receives immense blessing of wisdom and knowledge. 

One may not have a prophecy to see him in a solid form but he is always with us in a various manifestations. His blessing are in the form of wisdom that one receives while in the process of learning. Even to this days, whenever I find the portrait or image displayed around of him. I would never turnover without reciting a sentence of prayer to him by folding my hands into one. As Jetshen Jampelyang is the guardian protector of students, I have a solemn devotion in acquest of an intellectual knowledge, retentive memory and a sharp mental perfection. I pray for you, the flaming sword you hold in your right hand to cuts off all my afflictive emotions- negativity, ignorance, arrogance and greed all the times to come. May you cut all difficulty or knotty problems of mine whenever I involve in the law of righteousness by your burning sword. The spiritual book that holds by your left hand on the blue Lotus, confer me immediately with the blessing of divine wisdom and knowledge that shine brighter ever. May you always be the lord of Dharma, and turn me to a son of Dharma lover.