Note
(July 13, 2011)
The smon lam in 1st month together with the anniversary of mNyam med Shes rab rgyal mtshan during which the thousand epithets of the Buddha are recited, Phyag mchod tshogs bsags, and the ritual of mKha’ ’gro gsang gcod yid bzhin nor bu; rGyal ba rgya mtsho, Du tri su and dbyar gnas in summer; rNam par rgyal ba’i stong mchod in autumn; dBal gsas bsnyen sgrub with las mtha’ srung bzlog and gar ’cham in winter. There are rituals of Kun rig, Kun dbyangs, sMan bla, Dus ’khor, rNam ’joms, Bla ma rtsa sgrub and Dug lnga rang grol. Other rituals include the gso sbyong performed on the 1st, 8th, 10th, 15th of each month and dgu gtor on the 29th day of the last month of the year. Since the monastery was mainly a sgrub sde (tantric group) for many generations, it has inherited a rich tradition of rituals and there are about one hundred and fifty ritual days in the year.