Major Renovation of Sangye Lodru aka Sangwa Dhadru - the secrete cave of Guru Rinpoche

 

Padmasmabhava's Secret Cliff in Eastern Bhutan above the Khoma village called Sangye Lodru is also known as Sangwa Dhadrug and people believes that it is end point of Singye Dzong where the pilgrimage is incomplete if they don’t visit Sangye Lodru during their return journey from Singye Dzong. The place was called as Sangye lodru as well as Sangye Dhadru which carries two different meaning as follows. The name Sangye meaning Buddha refers to Guru Rinpoche, Lodru means six years of retreat at that place. However from other side it was known as Sangwa Dhadru meaning Sangwa is Secrete, Dhadru means Six month where Guru meditated in this café secretly for six month.

While Guru Rinpoche was meditating at Singye Dzong, the deity of the Tshokar and Tshonag promised to remain as protective deity. However, the deity of the Tshonag, Drakpa Gyeltsen, breaking his promise and came down along the Khomachu and almost reached present day Sumpa area. Guru Rinpoche knew about it and arrived at Sumpa with supernatural power before the deity reached. The unfaithful deity, knew that Guru had arrived before him and he hide himself in the cave below Khoma village. Then Guru knew that the deity would harm the people of this village if it was left unsubdued. So he meditated in the cave above the present day Khoma village for six months without known by anyone. Thus the name of the cave came to be known as Sangwa Dhadrug. Guru Rinpoche also meditated in the cave below the village and hide many treasures that were later discovered by Tertön Ratna Lingpa. While Guru was meditating at Sangwa Dhadrug, one girl saw him and offered three bottles of fresh milk in next morning. Hence, Guru Rinpoche said NGA LA KHO WAI MO CHE DUG “there is a girl that I need”. From that incident the village below the cliff is said to be named as Khomo.

Guru Rinpoche and Dakinis has bleesed this place and left with many foot prints, meditation cave, Dorje of Guru Rinpoche & Tacho Bhalaha, Dakini’s Secrete BHAGA, Sung Yigi Druma and so on. People believes that if they need their baby to be boy or a girl, then they gets blessings from Dorje of Guru Rinpoche and Dakini’s secrete BHAGA accordingly.

The secrete site was renovated recently and it was located above Khoma /Khomo village under Lhuntse Dzongkhag (15-20 minute walk from Khoma).