Narrate the two stories on the origin of the Dung families of Bumthang, kheng and zhonggar.
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♡The Ura tradition♡
For some time after the departure of Guru Rinpoche
from the country there was no one to rule over the
Bumthang region. The people, without the guidance
of a ruler, became prone to constant quarrels and
fights. They then decided to search for a ruler. They
prayed for one and in answer to their prayers a boy
was born to a local woman (Sonam Pelden) with
proper auspicious signs believed to have been sent
down from heaven. When the child was born, he
was called Lhagoen Pelchen and after some years
he became the chief ruler of the region. From him
descended a son (Lha Zhang Gyel) and a grandson
(Drakpa Wangchuk) who provided for sometimes
the continuity of rule in the region. The grandson
had no heir, but he was reborn. The incarnate was
named Lhawang Dragpa and was made the ruler.
He married a lady (Ashi Droenzom) from Choekhor
and from their offspring descended the Dung
families of Bumthang, Khyeng and Zhongar.
♡The Zhongar tradition♡
A young girl was on her way to Dungsamkha to
marry the chieftain of that region. While on the
way one night she slept on the shore of a lake called
Mukulung Tsho (མོ་ཀུ་ལུང་མཚོ་). In her sleep, the chief of
the local deities crawled on her in the form of a white
snake. When she arrived at Dungsamkha, (present
day in Pema Gathsel) she gave birth to a son known
by Bar Kyed (བར་སྐྱེ) who, some years later, was
killed by a Lu (ཀླུ་ - water-snake) who was the chief
deity’s enemy. His brain was eaten by a fish and as
a consequence he became a fish It so happened that
one day the fish was caught in the net of a fisherman
who, discovering that the fish could speak, decided
to spare his life and keep him in his house. When the
man went out to work, the fish would change into a
child and do the house chores for him. One day the
man found out the secret and threw the empty fish
skin into the fire. The skin was burnt to ashes and
the child thereafter lived the life of a normal human
being. As he was the son of a deity, he proved to be
stronger than any other man of the locality. He was,
therefore, made the chieftain of the region and soon
he won control over the regions of Ura and Zhongar
as well.
Once he made his subjects remove the summit of
a mountain so that his palace would have earlier
sunrise. The people suffered and were unhappy
and, therefore, decided to kill their chieftain. Before
he died he, however, predicted that he would be
reborn. He told his people that they would have to
seek him with pear shells. They would have to drop
the shells on the ground where a huge crowd of
children would be playing and the child who picked
up the most shells would be his reincarnation and
their new ruler. The people did as instructed by him
and the child was found. He was named Lhawang
Dragpa.
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