the grounds consecrated by Chogley Yeshey Ngodrup on his return from a pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya. In 1912, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso, stayed at the newly built Bhutan House for three months as the guest of Raja Kazi Ugyen Dorji and his sister Ayi Thubten Wongmo. Bhutan House itself was reportedly constructed by the Dorji family especially to host the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama dubbed Bhutan House Migyur Ngona Phodrang ("Palace of Unchanging Delight" or "Palace of Unchanging Supreme Joy") and presented the household with gifts of altars and consecrated statuettes, as well as many precious religious and secular robes. Once the Dalai Lama returned to Tibet, he sent Bhutan House a large gilded bronze statue of himself for the attached lhakhang (temple) he dubbed Dechen Gatsal ("The Happy Garden of Great Bliss"). In return, the household had offered the Dalai Lama silver to be dedicated for the production of a statue of the Thousand-armed and Thousand-eyed Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezi Chatong Chentong) in Lhasa, which the Dalai Lama had made. After the death of his host, the Dalai Lama gave the Dorji family a kashog (decree) written on yellow silk and sealed with his great seal; the kashog expressed his gratitude for the hospitality he received at Bhutan House, and for the efforts of the Dorji family to aid the Tibetan people. Because of its association with the Dalai Lama, Bhutan House is still known among Tibetans as Migyur Ngonga Phodrang. Honours Ugyen Dorji was granted the personal title of Rai Bahadur on 1 January 1907. He was also promoted to Raja on 11 December 1911. He received the Delhi Durbar Medal in silver twice (1 January 1903 and 12 December 1911) and the Ugyen Wangchuck Medal 1st class (17 November 1909). Death Ugyen Dorji died at Bhutan House, on June 22, 1916. See also Dorji family House of Wangchuck History of Bhutan Politics of Bhutan References Bibliography 1855 births 1916 deaths Ambassadors to Tibet Prime Ministers of Bhutan Ugyen Dorji