Brief History of Buddhism {part 1}

To all the intelligent citizens of Bhutan after the expression of offering, I would like to mention here a brief history of Buddhism flourished in Bhutan. As it is obvious that no Bhutanese are not acquainted to the triple gem and all the behavior that is not in accordance with the dharma therefore, it is because of the fact that we were born in the land of Buddha dharma. People who do not possess the virtues cannot make it to be born in such fortunate country and by the force of virtuous deeds of the past we are born here in the world and mostly in the country like Bhutan and Nepal. The reason behind why Bhutan and Nepal are unlike other countries is, it is a sacred land where the famous dharmic king like gyalpo tsuga norbu dremedkuenden who were once a previous generations of lord Buddha came in exile and accomplished the noble bodhisattva acts.

Later after lord Buddha's enlightenment and in the mist of the various discourses, while the lord Buddha was preaching the sutra of suryagarbha, a light aroused from the body of lord Buddha and his retinues flashed towards the northern regions and blessed as the source of Buddhism in later periods. The show there is death to all the worldly beings, the lord Buddha entered Nirvana in kushnagar. Exactly, believed to be the 2^nd Buddha, guru padmasambawa also visited to country for two times. Various treasures of dharma and properties etc. where concealed in the mountains, cliffs, hills, lakes and rocks and converted into sacred hidden land. Later, during the 10^th century onwards, numerous Buddhist saints and scholars came to Bhutan and have been blessed as well. Moreover, an embodiment of the compassionate lord avaloketeshvara stepped in the world in a disguised manner of dorje chang, vajra beares] zhabdrung Nawang Namgyal. His advent to Bhutan was in accordance to the prediction of guru padmasambawa and tsangpaJerey (reincarnation of an Indian maha siddha Penchen NAropa) and also an invitation of our protective deity Pal YesheyGyonpo and offering the land to be tamed.