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On 28 December 2017, His Holiness the 70th Je-khenpo of Bhutan conferred him a scarf
in recognition of his valuable contribution in propagating the Dorji Lingpa teachings and
tradition which was on the verge of demise and to further endorse the recognition as the
true son of Dorji Lingpa lineage.

Through various ways and means, Busa Trulku Khentrul Sonam Gyeltshen is trying to
propagate the Dorling tradition not only in Bhutan but also in other countries such as
Hongkong, Taiwan, Australia and Singapore.

3.6 Rukubji Duepung Zilnoenling Elementary School

Rukubji Duepung
Zilnoenling Elementary
School is the abode of
guardian deity Drakma
Pelzang. The people of
Rukubji, Bumlo and Ribana
used to conduct the deity
festival (Lucho) once in
every three years to
propitiate the deity. There
was no temple or image of
the deity and a cypress tree
was believed to be his abode
where people come and
propitiate the deity.

Later in the 1970s, during the construction of the motorable highway, the abode of the
guardian deity happened to be below the road. This had angered the deity thereby
spreading diseases and misfortunes among the people and cattle of the locality. All
manner of divinations said that these were caused by the guardian deity. Therefore, in
around 1996, the community people got together and built a small shrine with the image
of the deity near the present monastery.

Later, great Buddhist masters such as Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and the 69th Je Khenpo
Ngawang Thinley Lhundup prophesied that building an abode for the guardian deity
would bring good fortune to the entire country.

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