In Bhutan a popular national holiday is the Traditional Day of Offering. Locally known as buelwa phuewi nyim (འབུལ་བ་ཕུལ་བའི་ཉིནམ།) it commemorates the day when, during the medieval era, the three regional governors of Bhutan paid their homage and tributes to the central theocratic government that was headed by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel in Punakha Dzong.

With a day late (I am always late) I paid my homage and tribute to our founding-father in Machhen temple and invoked his blessings for a super successful year for our King, people, and country.

A few months back when I was teaching the courses on Buddhism and iconography to the Dessups who are training to be cultural guides, I urged them to visit the sacred Machen Lhakhang once a year – irrespective of their faith or religion – and simply by the virtue of being a Bhutanese. For, he is the founding father to whom we must express gratitude.

May we be blessed into usefulness for all sentient beings.
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