My family and I attended
the first day of Thimphu Tshechu, which fell on the 10th day of the
eight month of Bhutanese Calendar – which gave me the reason to plan to go on
the first day. I felt, it would be more significant (can’t explain how) to go
to a Tshechu on that date, which in my understanding explains the meaning of
Tschechu. We left home at 9 a.m. and it wasn’t as crowded as I expected when we
reached Tendrel Thang. So I thought, we went at the right time, but I was told
that it is usually not crowded on the first day. I think it is true. On the
second and the last day, I could see on TV, what a big crowd it was.
My reason to go
to Tshechu was purely to let my daughter witness the masked dances, the
different colors of Tshechu and the mood people swing in. It gives us a feeling
of bountiful joy and it is that rare time when we can really have a family
gathering and forget all other worries, such as our work pressure. I also
believe that it is important to let children witness such religious activities,
which will nurture a positive growth in them. I am a Buddhist who believes in ‘cause
and effect’ and thus, about how it is important to build, ‘tendrel’ – which in
my layman’s understanding means sowing seed, in order to give rise to a good
relationship (it is all about interdependence). It is when we have sowed
positive seeds that we will reap positive results. In the same line of thought,
I feel it is important that our children hear or see people pray, see religious
monuments, and visit authentic Rinpoche(s). I will leave these thoughts here
for now and present to you some pictures from the Tshechu for your visual
pleasure.
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