His Holiness the Je Khenpo conferred Dhar to appoint the new Lam of Merak Sakteng Goenzin Dratshang of Trashigang. The Dhar was conferred at Tashichhodzong this morning. 40-year-old Rinchen Dorji from Merak joined monkhood at the age of six and completed his studies from Tango University in Thimphu. He served as a teacher at the Kanglung Wogmin Choekhortse Shedra in Trashigang and later underwent retreat for six years in Pangkarpo in Punakha. Prior to his current appointment, he served as a teacher at Yangpai Goenpai Drubdey in Punakha for six years. Currently, there are about 50 monks at Merak Sakteng Monastic School.
