Druk (disambiguation)
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Druk may refer to:
- DrukDrukThe Druk is the "Thunder Dragon" of Bhutanese mythology and a Bhutanese national symbol. A druk appears on the Bhutanese Flag, holding jewels to represent wealth. In the Dzongkha language, Bhutan is called Druk Yul, or Land of Druk, and Bhutanese leaders are called Druk Gyalpo, Dragon Kings...
, the legendary Bhutanese Thunder Dragon - Druk, of or pertaining to BhutanBhutanBhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
or the dominant NgalopNgalopThe Ngalop are people of Tibetan origin who migrated to Bhutan as early as the ninth century. For this reason, they are often referred to in literature as "Bhote"...
people - Druk Gyalpo, the formal title of the King of Bhutan, translates to Dragon King
- Druk Yul, the Dzongkha name for Bhutan, translates to Land of the Thunder Dragon
- Druk tsendhenDruk tsendhenDruk tsendhen is the national anthem of Bhutan.Adopted in 1953, the music is by Aku Tongmi and the words are by Dasho Gyaldun Thinley. Tongmi was educated in India and was recently appointed leader of the military brass band when the need for an anthem rose at the occasion of a state visit from...
, the national anthem of Bhutan - Drukair, the national airline of Bhutan
- Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, a Bhutanese political party
- Drukpa ,
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~ "dragon", pa ~ "person"], a BhutanBhutanBhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
ese person. - Drukpa Lineage, an independent branch of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and the state religion of Bhutan.
- Druk, a kind of small round Bohemian glassBohemian glassBohemian glass, or Bohemia crystal, is a decorative glass produced in regions of Bohemia and Silesia, now in the current state of the Czech Republic, since the 13th century. Oldest archaeology excavations of glass-making sites date to around 1250 and are located in the Lusatian Mountains of...
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