referred to as his flaming thunderbolt of wisdom. which is a term you and i are unlikely to get away with. anthony: people from all over the world come here to buy wooden penises and to hear stories of the supe: and to get blessings from the palace. the phallus palace. darren: phallus palace. they bless you with a phallus? supe: with a phallus, yeah. anthony: kunga su tenjin dorji is a journalist and radio host who knows a few things about the divine madman. supe: the phallus has been a symbol in vajra and buddhism long before drukpa kunley came around. it s just that because he was such a character, it s come to be associated with him. anthony: the divine madman was a rebel, questioned his own religion, his fellow monks. supe: so the monks hated him of course. the establishment hated him. but the people took greatly to him because he was a guy who came to your house. it didn t mean that like other monks you had to prepare a special meal for him. he probably wanted
darren: all right, i m going to go for the sad one. and you re going for sort of anthony: sort of a rainbow. rainbow dick. i want to see this appearing on the budget by the way. darren: exactly, how do you write this off? do i add a little tip? anthony: can we have a bag? can i pass this along? i m not walking around with this. you know what i mean, i m holding two i feel like i m darren: so when are they tell me what they represent. anthony: uh, embarrassment? all this is the legacy of drukpa kunley a lama and holy man who lived 500 years ago, and spread the tenets of buddhism, along with a healthy skepticism for the institutions of power. supe: we are sitting just below the chimi l hakhang, which is a temple built in the honor of drukpa kunley. the temple is also known as the temple of fertility. anthony: he reveled unapologetically in casual sex, the copious use of spirits and seduction. smiting demons and making frequent friends with what is
houses. just passed down. kesang: these nine grains have a very historical and spiritual significance, because there was one saint called drukpa kunley, he s known as the madman. dasho: the divine madman. kesang: yeah, divine madman. so when he came to bhutan, he carried the nine grains. this is the hide, the yak hide. anthony: yes. kesang: hot szechuan pepper. lots of tomatoes to tone down the pepper. here is the yak hide. it s a delicacy. and then this is the green one is the orchid flower. dasho: i always think it s very exotic, the orchid. they say it s good for your health. darren: that s really amazing. anthony: can you tell us about the famous gross national happiness? dasho: ah, well, you have in your constitution the pursuit of happiness, the right of every individual. anthony: yeah, but we don t we don t actually
the healthy skepticism for the institutions of power. supe: we are sitting just below the chimi l hakhang, which is a temple built in the honor of drukpa kunley. the temple is also known as the temple of fertility. anthony: he reveled unapologetically in casual sex, the copious use of spirits and seduction. smiting demons and making frequent friends with what is referred to as his flaming thunderbolt of wisdom. which is a term you and i are unlikely to get away with. anthony: people from all over the world come here to buy wooden penises and to hear stories. supe: and to get blessings from the palace. the phallus palace. darren: phallus palace. they bless you with a phallus? supe: with a phallus, yeah. anthony: kunga su tenjin dorji is a journalist and radio host who knows a few things about the divine madman. supe: the phallus has been a symbol in vajra and buddhism long before drukpa kunley came around. it s just that because he was such a character, it s come to
dasho: oh, she and husband are both colonels in the royal bhutan police. darren: oh, wow. kesang: you have to use the finger, touch. so that the flavors come out. anthony: these recipes, where did they come from? dasho: they come from the farmers, from all the local houses. just passed down. kesang: these nine grains have a very historical and spiritual significance, because there was one saint called drukpa kunley, he s known as the madman. dasho: the divine madman. kesang: yeah, divine madman. so when he came to bhutan, he carried the nine grains. this is the hide, the yak hide. anthony: yes. kesang: hot szechuan pepper. lots of tomatoes to turn down the pepper. here is the yak hide. it s a delicacy. and then this is the green one is the orchid flower. dasho: i always think it s very exotic, the orchid. they say it s good for your health. darren: that s really amazing. anthony: can you tell us