Samding Dorje Phagmo A drubchen is a traditional form of meditation retreat in Tibetan Buddhism that lasts for about ten days.
It involves a large number of lay and monastic practitioners and is led by at least one High Lama.
[1] Tibetan Buddhists traditionally regard attendance at a drubchen as producing the same benefit as practising alone for seven years.
The practice requires prayers and the drubchen mantra to be recited by practitioners for twenty-four hours a day throughout the period of the retreat.
[citation needed] In addition, the lamas present sometimes also prepare large quantities of a herbal medicine known as dutsi, which is said to promote physical and spiritual wellbeing.