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Om Ah Hung Vajra Guru Padme Siddhi
YogaJournal.Com: Happy Land
"This perspective on the law is intriguing, as it seems to depersonalize crime. The act of judgment becomes an opportunity for Buddhist practice and spiritual growth. How might our society change, I wonder, if we tried to view criminal acts—from sexual abuse to terrorist bombings—through the lens of compassion rather than disgust or vengeance? Our penalties might remain stiff, but our ability to deflect future crimes would be far greater."
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In almost every valley in the Kingdom, people invest faith gods and Boddhisattava who are considered transcendent beings. But there are also numerous lesser known `worldly' gods (jigtenpai lha) and protector deities (sungma, zhidag, yulha, keylha etc.), whose existences illustrate the polytheistic structure of Bhutanese belief system. Deities having regional stature, as examples, are Phola Masang Chungdue in Haa and Paro; Jowo (brother) Drakey in Paro; Talo Gyalpo Pehar in Punakha; Geynyen Jagpa Melen and Domtshangpa in Thimphu; Sang Sangrey Deva and Phola Taktshang Gangpa in Dagana; Gomo and Dragchen Phola in Gasa; Sha Radrakpa and Kaytshugpa in Wangdi Phodrang; Keybu Lungtsan and Jowo Ludud Drakpa Gyeltshen in Bumthang; Ode Gungyal in periphery Kheng; Jowo Dhurshing and Mutsan Dorji Drachom in Trongsa; Terdag Zora Rakay in Kortoe; Zhidag Mongleng, Dangleng, Garap Wangchuk, and Tshongtshong in Tashigang; Aum Kanchim in Pasakha; Ama Jomo and her sisters in far eastern Bhutan; Dungpa Changlo and the Raja and Zangpo of Samdrup Jongkhar. There are numerous other deities who are known only within the boundaries of small settlements.