Most people know the merits of lamp offerings but sometimes in our busy daily life we tend to take something so simple as the act of lighting a lamp to offer the Buddhas for granted.
At Thekchok Kunzang Chodon Nunnery, East Bhutan where over a hundred nuns reside and practice the holy dharma under the guidance of Dungse Garab Rinpoche...they make prayer offerings of a 100,000 lamps yearly. The Saga Dawa is an important buddhist festival held over a period of 15th days; this year will be from 25th May to 7th June to celebrate Sakyamuni's enlightenment and the significant events in his life; when he was conceived in his mother's womb, his birth, his enlightenment, when he turn the Dharma Wheel and when he passed into parinirvana.
During the 15 days the the nuns will chant the entire Kangyur which is the buddhist sacred texts. A 100,000 lamps offerings will be made throughout the period. The festival closes with the celebration of Tshog Bum.
According to Lama Tashi, the lama who is responsible for running of the nunnery, for many years they have only been able to borrow the lamp holders for their Saga Dawa festival but last year unfortunately they were not able to borrow the complete 100,000 lamp offering holders. The nuns were very sad as they were unable to do the offerings of a 100,000 lamps for the Saga Dawa.
Finally this year in March they have finally managed to acquire 100,000 lamp offering holders due to kind sponsors.
A hall is also at the process of being build to specially hold these daily lamp offerings and also for any buddhist devotees from any part of the world who wishes to offer long term lamp lighting, can be offered there.
Bhutan is the only remaining buddhist country in the world and the goverment has taken strict measures to protect their places of pilgrimage and the buddhist culture. To offer lamps to the Buddhas in such a holy place would certainly bring great merits.
To have more information please do contact us or you can email directly to Lama Tashi at
lama_tashi@rangjunggonpa.net
At Thekchok Kunzang Chodon Nunnery, East Bhutan where over a hundred nuns reside and practice the holy dharma under the guidance of Dungse Garab Rinpoche...they make prayer offerings of a 100,000 lamps yearly. The Saga Dawa is an important buddhist festival held over a period of 15th days; this year will be from 25th May to 7th June to celebrate Sakyamuni's enlightenment and the significant events in his life; when he was conceived in his mother's womb, his birth, his enlightenment, when he turn the Dharma Wheel and when he passed into parinirvana.
During the 15 days the the nuns will chant the entire Kangyur which is the buddhist sacred texts. A 100,000 lamps offerings will be made throughout the period. The festival closes with the celebration of Tshog Bum.
According to Lama Tashi, the lama who is responsible for running of the nunnery, for many years they have only been able to borrow the lamp holders for their Saga Dawa festival but last year unfortunately they were not able to borrow the complete 100,000 lamp offering holders. The nuns were very sad as they were unable to do the offerings of a 100,000 lamps for the Saga Dawa.
Finally this year in March they have finally managed to acquire 100,000 lamp offering holders due to kind sponsors.
A hall is also at the process of being build to specially hold these daily lamp offerings and also for any buddhist devotees from any part of the world who wishes to offer long term lamp lighting, can be offered there.
Bhutan is the only remaining buddhist country in the world and the goverment has taken strict measures to protect their places of pilgrimage and the buddhist culture. To offer lamps to the Buddhas in such a holy place would certainly bring great merits.
To have more information please do contact us or you can email directly to Lama Tashi at
lama_tashi@rangjunggonpa.net
