Lama Tsultrim and 62 other participants depart for Bhutan on the first pilgrimage to Druk Zangri Khamar. They visit the seat of Machig Labdrön.

On November 6, Lama Tsultrim receives the Longevity Sadhana of Machig Labdrön Terma in Machig’s cave in Paro, Bhutan.

Drübpon Lama Karma and his consort Khandro Drolkar move to Tara Mandala as resident lamas to teach Rinchen Trengwa. Drüpon Lama Karma is a renowned retreat master (drüpon) throughout Bhutan. He was the heart student of Pedgyal Lingpa, serving as the scribe for the entirety of Pedgyal Lingpa’s Kusum Gongdü treasure cycle. Lama Karma is an accomplished Dzogchen yogi and Chöd practitioner (chödpa). 

He learned Chöd from his first teacher Lama Naljhorpa and is master of many Chöd practices. Having spent over 16​ years in strict meditation retreats and presiding over drubchens and drubchos, he guides others in long-term retreat.

Khandro Drolkar, the consort of Lama Naljhorpa until he passed away in 1994, received many different Chöd lineages from him. She also assisted him in instructing practitioners in the Chöd melodies and rhythms.

Chod Conference – Lama’s 70th Birthday

Lama Tsultrim with Sangye Khandro and Lama Karma at the Chod Conference.