The Buddhist have believed that knowing and learning of the past great saints, masters, and yogisthrough their biography encourages the beings of present and future to pursue Buddha-dharma to escape from this samsaraand attain nirvana. Such written works and biographies are the source of inspiration to people taking the path of Buddha-dharma. Most people without question believe in the power of the great masters of Buddha Dharma to break the sentient beings living in…
Author: Mr. Sangay Phuntshog
Mr. Sangay Phuntshog
Lecturer at Samtse College of Education (SCE) since 2025
Former Lecturer, College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS): 2014-2025. Has 11 years of teaching experience in tertiary education.
Leadership Experiences: Programme leader of BA in Bhutanese and Himalayan Studies (BHS), 2019-2024, and Centre Coordinator of Bhutan & Himalayan Research Centre (BHRC), 2021-2022.
Countenance of Education
Education is only the irresistible journey that ushers us the better prospect in this challenging twenty-first century. Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines Education “as the process of teaching or learning in a school or college or the knowledge that you get from this.” I view, excelling in education is the door to open greatness in life, strive to be excellent in education. The greatness will come automatically. In the absence of good and proper education,…
Which one to opt the success or an excellent?
I wonder why I am so crazy for success? But an answer is. Nobody wants a plight of the destitute future. Everyone looks success a key to full filling what we aim, what we think, what we desire, what we deserve to be? I also had a dream and hope to be a successful one among thousand competitors. But forget to question what are the factors that determine a success…
Fidelity Learning
Learning never ends in one’s lifetime. It is a continuing process. So, in this case, honest and loyal learning is necessary to set objective and target of every individual. Thus, fidelity learning can be defined as loyal or faithful learning. I think training and workshop to classroom learning need to apply fidelity learning. Sometimes I wonder how can we set a fidelity learning all throughout one’s life. I questioned myself…
Why recite Kangjur Text?
In all Buddhist traditions, reading or chanting the Buddha’s Teachings, commonly understood as the Sutras, is considered extremely virtuous and equally potent. In Vajrayana Buddhism, it is written that “In future, during degenerate times the Buddhas will manifest in the form of sacred Texts.” Thus, the Kangyur is considered an equal manifestation of Lord Buddha himself. Reading/reciting the entire Kangyur is the most powerful way of accumulating immense immeasurable merits.…
Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck- First Monarch of Bhutan
Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck, who was born in 1862, took over for his father Jigme Namgyel as the Penlop (Governor) of Trongsa after his father passed away. Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck was the first person to hold this position. He maintained his power base in Central Bhutan and eventually unified Bhutan by vanquishing his political adversaries during a time of civil wars and rebellions that occurred in the early 1880s. He helped…
It’s talk, and it never gets anywhere
Is it possible that I, too, am a gossiper? Or am I just talking and making conversation for the sake of gossip? However, researchers frequently define gossip as “talking about people who are not present.” For me, however, gossip is “something that comes very naturally to us,” and it is an essential part of the conversation, information, information sharing, and even community building. What could be the real reason for…
Trulku Ogyen Sangdag Rolpa’i Dorji’s biography
Figure 1.1 11th incarnation of Drupchen Sangdag Zhadpa’i Dorje, Trulku Ogyen Sangdag Rolpa’i Dorje Biography Trulku Ogyen Sangdag Rolpa’i Dorje is a writer, poet, practitioner, and Buddhist spiritual master from Bhutan. He was born to his father Mani Lama Phento and mother Pechi on the 15th day of the fifth month of the Bhutanese calendar in 1984 in Baling village, Langthel Gewog, in the district of Trongsa, central Bhutan. His…
An Oral History of Choegyal Drimed Kuenden’s Drupchhu at Kheng Panbang Twin Water Fall
Ven. Khenpo Thubten Dorji Rinpoche recognized Choegyal Drimed Kuenden Drupchhu in 2010. Drupchu is highly regarded in several Himalayan regions. The treasure revealers, often referred to as the tertons, claim to be in ter-kha. When the time comes, the Buddhist masters will acknowledge them. Near the twin waterfall on the Panbang-Nganglam highway, Chogyel Drimed Kuendhen’s Drupchu is still mostly unknown. On their way to the Panbang, many people pass the venerated sacred Drupchu. Just a few meters away is the…
Don’t air your grievances
Complaining will just make you feel worse about yourself. There is no way for you to improve your situation, and there never was. Words like “complain”, “moan”, and “groan” imply the presence of negative emotions, which hinder decision-making abilities. They will simply make you feel worse in general. You’ll never be satisfied with who you are, what you do, or the outcomes of your life experiences. If a person tends…