whenever we have official guest visiting Bhutan, one of the first question they ask me upon knowing i am from wangdue phodrang would always be.....
"wow, phobjikha is really beautiful, so blessed, u must have visited the place many times"
and i would always be embarrassed to admit i have never been to Phobjikha though its hardly 30 minute drive from my village and most importantly, also coz it is an important conservation site ... Recently, i had the privilege to visit Phobjikha..;)
Gangtey-Phobji valley is a visual treat...Green Phobjikha is a good break from the busy city and the perfect conservation spot but the glimpse of Gangtey Goenpa enroute Phobjikha soothes you down...the very sight of the majestic Goenpa which is the seat of the Venerable Gangtey Trulku, the lineages of Tertoen Pema Lingpa makes u free of all negativity.
The black necked cranes , its said, when they first flies to Bhutan in the winter would first go around Gangtey Goenpa thrice before finally descending down to the wet phobjikha valley..."Science" , one of my senior said.."the cranes are trying to slow down to land soundly on the wet lands because of the steep terrain down the Goenpa to the plains....it has to slow down thier momentum.."
The debate between science and religion will keep on going but i chose to believe it is due to the sacredness of the Goenpa that the Cranes encircles the Goenpa before finally descending down.. :)
so finally you could make to the valley of Phobjikha mosh la.
ReplyDeleteI have been there on few occasions and yeah, its really a serene vale steped in Buddhist Tradition.
So cranes, encircling the Goenpa bfore finally landing into the wet plains, for sure might be a way of paying homage to the revered seat of our Great terton.
Keep posting la, aue Kiyyaaa..