9. Annual rituals, based on the Tibetan calendar

- First month: on the 5th day, the memorial service of mNyam med Shes rab rgyal

mtshan; then, up to the 15th day, a debate on metaphysics ending with the

examination for the dge bshes degree.

- Fourth month: a congregation for prayers and debate for fifteen days.

- Fifth month: on the 15th, a performance of the ’Dzam gling spyi bsang ritual,

based on the brNgan bsang chen mo by sTong rgyung mthu chen.

- Eighth month: a festival celebrating the founding of the monastery.

- Eleventh month: on the 7th, the memorial service for the death of the founder

of the monastery.

- Twelfth month: from the 25th to the 30th, a performance of the dgu gtor rite, ending with the performance of religious

dances. In addition, the bskang gso ritual is regularly

performed for the guardians of the monastery.

During the summer the monks go to recite scriptures at private homes of farmers

and herdsmen in areas such as Nagchukha, Hor, and Khyung po. The rest of the

time the monks stay in the monastery, and their families provide their daily

necessities.