From January 15–17, 2026, the annual three-day Wrathful Padmasaṃbhava Pūjā (Sidok Raksha Thötreng Drubchok Pūjā) was performed at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery.
Raksha Thötreng is a wrathful manifestation of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasaṃbhava). “Raksha” means “to protect”; thus, this puja is thought to protect all sentient beings. It is performed to purify any negativity or breach of vows during the past year and to remove all obstacles for an enlightening and prosperous year ahead.
On the last day, Tulku Urgyen Yangsi Rinpoche, Phakchok Rinpoche, together with monastics and lay practitioners, came together in an open field in the compound. An effigy made of tsampa (barley flour) and butter, representing all obstacles and negative circumstances, is set alight. During the burning, participants make aspirations that through the destruction of the effigy, all harmful obstacles and negative emotions will be removed for sentient beings everywhere so that all may enjoy peace, happiness, and the attainment of complete enlightenment.
We rejoice in the merit of this annual offering and the protective aspirations of the Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling sangha for all beings in the year ahead.
