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Bhutan

Bhutan , 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...

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Battle of Five Lamas

Battle of Five Lamas

The Battle of Five Lamas was a battle in 1634 in which Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal prevailed over the Tibetan and Bhutanese forces allied against him...

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Bhutan Times

Bhutan Times

The Bhutan Times is Bhutan's first privately owned newspaper, and only the second in the country after the government owned and autonomous Kuensel...

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Bhutanese democracy

Bhutanese democracy

Bhutan has transitioned from an absolute monarchy to a multi-party democracy. The development of Bhutanese democracy has been marked by the active encouragement and participation of reigning Bhutanese monarchs since the 1950s, beginning with legal reforms such as the abolition of slavery, and...

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Bön,
Buddha Dordenma statue

Buddha Dordenma statue

Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue under construction in the mountains of Bhutan. The statue will house over one lakh smaller Buddha statues, each of which, like the Buddha Dordenma itself, will be made of bronze and gilded in gold...

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Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Bhutan Broadcasting Service

The Bhutan Broadcasting Service is the national radio and television service in Bhutan. A public service corporation, it is fully funded by the State and it is currently the only service to offer both radio and television to the Kingdom, and is the only television service to broadcast from inside...

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Bhutanese architecture,
Bhutanese art

Bhutanese art

Bhutanese art is similar to the art of Tibet. Both are based upon Vajrayana Buddhism, with its pantheon of divine beings.The major orders of Buddhism in Bhutan are Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma. The former is a branch of the Kagyu School and is known for paintings documenting the lineage of Buddhist...

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Black-necked Crane

Black-necked Crane

The Black-necked Crane is a medium-sized crane that is found on the Tibetan Plateau of Asia. It is 139 cm long with a 235 cm wingspan, and it weighs 5.5 kg . It is whitish-gray, with a black head, red crown patch, black upper neck and legs, and white patch to the rear of the eye...

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Blessed Rainy Day

Blessed Rainy Day

Blessed Rainy Day is the holiday marking the end of the monsoon season in Bhutan. On this day all natural water resources in the country are considered to be sanctifying and citizens are encouraged to take an outdoor bath to be cleansed of "bad deeds, obstructions and defilements" and accumulated...

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Buddhism in Bhutan

Buddhism in Bhutan

Mahayana Buddhism is the state religion of Bhutan, and Buddhists comprise two-thirds to three-quarters of its population. Although originating in Tibetan Buddhism, the Buddhism practiced in Bhutan differs significantly in its rituals, liturgy, and monastic organization...

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Bumthang

Bumthang

Bumthang may refer to:* Bumthang , officially Jakar* Bumthang District* Bumthang River* Bumthang Kingdom* Bumthang language* Bumthang Province* Bumthang Valley...

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Bumthangkha,
Bhutia

Bhutia

The Bhutia are ethnic Tibetans who speak Sikkimese, a Tibetan dialect fairly mutually intelligible to standard Tibetan. In 2001, the Bhutia numbered around 70,300...

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Central Monk Body,
Cham Dance

Cham Dance

The cham dance , also spelled tscham or chaam, is a lively masked and costumed dance associated with some sects of Buddhism, and is part of Buddhist festivals. The dance is accompanied by music played by monks using traditional Tibetan instruments...

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Chari Goemba,
Chendebji Chorten

Chendebji Chorten

Also called Chorten Charo Kasho the Chendebji Chorten was built in the 19th century by a Tibetan lama. It is a Nepalese style stupa like Swayambhunath or Bodnath in Kathmandu, Nepal. According to the legend, it was built to cover the remains of an evil spirit who was killed there...

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Chomo Lhari,
Chorten,
Chorten Kora

Chorten Kora

Chorten Kora is an important stupa next to the Kulong Chu River in Trashiyangtse, in East Bhutan. Nearby is a town of the same name. The stupa was built in the 18th century by Lama Ngawang Lodrö, the nephew of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in order to subdue a harmful demon believed to have been...

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Bhutan national cricket team,
Culture of Bhutan

Culture of Bhutan

Cradled in the folds of the Himalayas, Bhutan has relied on its geographic isolation to protect itself from outside cultural influences. A sparsely populated country bordered by India to the south and China to the north, Bhutan has long maintained a policy of strict isolationism, both culturally...

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Demographics of Bhutan

Demographics of Bhutan

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Bhutan, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

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Desi Druk,
Dochu La,
Doma,
Dorje,
Dorje Lingpa,
Doya,
Drametse Goemba,
Drangme Chhu,
Driglam namzha

Driglam namzha

The Driglam Namzha is the official behaviour and dress code of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It governs how citizens should dress in public and how they should behave in formal settings. It also regulates a number of cultural assets such as art and architecture...

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Drukgyel Dzong

Drukgyel Dzong

Drukgyal Dzong was a fortress and Buddhist monastery, now in ruins, located in the upper part of the Paro valley in Paro District of Bhutan. The Dzong was probably built by Tenzin Drukdra in 1649 at the behest of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal to commemorate victory over an invasion from Tibet...

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Drukair,
Druk

Druk

The 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...

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Drukpa,
Drukpa Kunley

Drukpa Kunley

Kunga Legpai Zangpo , was also known by other names such as Drukpa Kunley, Drukpa Kunleg , and "The Divine Madman of the Dragon Lineage" Kunga Legpa...

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Dzong architecture

Dzong architecture

Dzong architecture is a distinctive type of fortress architecture found in the present and former Buddhist kingdoms of the Himalayas: Bhutan and Tibet...

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Dzongda,
Dzongkha,
Dzongkha keyboard layout

Dzongkha keyboard layout

The Dzongkha keyboard layout scheme is designed as a simple means for inputting Dzongkha and classical Tibetan text on computers. This keyboard layout was standardized by the Dzongkha Development Commission and the Department of Information Technology of the Royal Government of Bhutan in 2000...

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Five-Year Plans of Bhutan

Five-Year Plans of Bhutan

The Five Year Plans of Bhutan are a series of national economic development plans created by the government of Bhutan since 1961.The government of Bhutan has played a pervasive role in its economy and development...

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Foreign relations of Bhutan

Bhutan has diplomatic relations with 27 states, and with the European Union.In 1971, sponsored by India, Bhutan began to develop its foreign relations by joining the UN, though it has no diplomatic relations with any of the permanent members on the UN Security Council...

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Bhutan Football Federation

The Bhutan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Bhutan, controlling the Bhutan national team. It was founded in 1983, and has been a member of FIFA since 2000 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1993.-External links:...

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Bhutan national football team

The Bhutan national football team is the national team of Bhutan and is controlled by the Bhutan Football Federation.- History :While a Bhutanese National football team has existed since the 1970s, it was officially founded in 1983 and joined FIFA in 2000....

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Gangkar Puensum,
Gangtey Monastery,
Gasa

Gasa

Gasa may refer to:* Gasa District, Bhutan and the district capital town of Gasa, Bhutan* Gasa Medina, Misamis Oriental, Philippines* Gasa Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines*Gasa , a form of Korean classical poetry...

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Gelephu

Gelephu

Gelephu is a town in Sarpang District in Bhutan. It is located on the Indian border, about 30 km to the east of Sarpang, the Dzongkhag headquarters , and has a population of 9,199 as per 2005 census.Gelephu was selected as a site for Bhutan's second international airport project, but it was...

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Geography of Bhutan

Geography of Bhutan

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a sovereign nation, located towards the eastern extreme of the Himalayas mountain range. It is fairly evenly sandwiched between the sovereign territory of two nations: first, the People's Republic of China on the north and northwest. There are approximately 470 kilometres...

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Gho

Gho

The gho is the traditional and national dress for men in Bhutan. Introduced in the 17th century by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel to give the Bhutanese a more distinctive identity, it is a knee-length robe tied at the waist by a cloth belt known as the kera...

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Gompa

Gompa

Gompa and ling are Buddhist ecclesiastical fortifications of learning, lineage and sadhana , located in Tibet, India, Nepal, and Bhutan...

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Gross National Happiness

Gross national happiness

The assessment of gross national happiness was designed in an attempt to define an indicator that measures quality of life or social progress in more holistic and psychological terms than only the economic indicator of gross domestic product .-Origins and meaning:The term...

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Jakar Dzong,
Jambay Lhakhang

Jambay Lhakhang

Jambay Lhakhang, also spelled Jampey Lhakhang or Jampa, is located in Bumthang in Bhutan, and is said to be one of the 108 temples built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in 659 AD on a single day, to pin down an ogress to earth forever.-Legend:...

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Je Khempo,
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck was the Third Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan.He began to open Bhutan to the outside world, began modernization, and took the first steps toward democratization...

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Jigme Singye Wangchuck

Jigme Singye Wangchuck

Jigme Singye Wangchuck is the former King of Bhutan. He was the fourth Dragon King of Bhutan from 1972 until his abdication in favour of his eldest son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, in 2006...

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Jigme Wangchuck

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Kagyu

Kagyu

The Kagyu, Kagyupa, or Kagyud school, also known as the "Oral Lineage" or Whispered Transmission school, is today regarded as one of six main schools of Himalayan or Tibetan Buddhism, the other five being the Nyingma, Sakya, Jonang, Bon and Gelug...

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Karma Ura,
Kheng

Kheng

The Kheng people are an ethnic group of Bhutan, found primarily in the Zhemgang, Trongsa, and Mongar Districts of south central Bhutan. They speak Khengkha, a member of the extended Tibetan language family; the closest related language appears to be Bumthangkha to the north...

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Kings of Bhutan,
Kira (dress)

Kira (dress)

The kira is the national dress for women in Bhutan. It is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of woven fabric, wrapped and folded around the body which is pinned at both shoulders, usually with silver brooches, and bound at the waist with a long belt...

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Kuensel

Kuensel

Kuensel is the national newspaper of Bhutan. It was the only local newspaper available in Bhutan until 2006 when two more newspapers were launched. The government of Bhutan owns 51 percent of Kuensel while 49 percent is held by the public.-History:...

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Kula Kangri

Kula Kangri

Kula Kangri is claimed by many authorities to be the highest mountain in Bhutan but this is disputed by others, who claim that Kula Kangri is wholly in Tibet. The first ascent was by a Japanese team in 1986...

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Kurje Lhakhang,
Kyichu Lhakhang

Kyichu Lhakhang

Kyichu Lhakhang, is an important Himalayan Buddhist temple situated in Lamgong Gewog of Paro District in Bhutan.-History:...

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Lateral Road

Lateral Road

Bhutan's Lateral Road is its primary east-west corridor, connecting Phuentsholing in the southwest to Trashigang in the east. In between, the Lateral Road runs directly through Wangdue Phodrang, Trongsa, and other population centers...

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Layap

Layap

The Layap are an indigenous people inhabiting the high mountains of northwest Bhutan in the village of Laya, in the Gasa District, at an altitude of , just below the Tsendagang peak. Layaps also live in northern Thimphu and Punakha Districts...

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Lepcha

Lepcha

Lepcha may refer to:*Lepcha people*Lepcha language*Lepcha script...

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LGBT rights in Bhutan

LGBT rights in Bhutan

Homosexuality is illegal in Bhutan in the penal code of Bhutan and is punishable with a prison sentence from between one month to less than one year. The age of sexual consent is eighteen years....

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Lhopu,
Lhotshampa

Lhotshampa

Lhotshampa, or Lhotsampa, means "southerners" in Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan. The term refers to the heterogeneous ethnic Nepalese population of Bhutan.-History:...

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Lhuntse

Lhuntse

Lhuntse District , is one of the 20 dzongkhag comprising Bhutan. It consists of 2506 households . Located in the northeast, Lhuntse is one of the least developed dzhongkhags of Bhutan...

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List of birds of Bhutan,
List of mammals of Bhutan,
Longchen Rabjampa,
Lunana

Lunana

Lunana is a remote village in Gasa District in northwestern Bhutan. It is the capital of Lunana Gewog....

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Lyonpo Jigme Thinley

Lyonpo Jigme Thinley

Lyonchen Jigme Yoser Thinley has been the Prime Minister of Bhutan since April 2008. "Lyonchen" is a title, meaning "prime minister".-Biography:...

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Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk

Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk

Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk is a political figure in Bhutan. He was Chairman of the Council from 2001 until 2002. In September 2006, he became Prime Minister again; he was then replaced by Kinzang Dorji on 2 August 2007, after Wangchuk resigned to participate in the 2008 election as a member of the...

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Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba

Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba

Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba is a political figure from Bhutan. He was Prime Minister of Bhutan two times: first from 2000 to 2001; then from August 20, 2004 to September 5, 2005...

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Mangde Chhu,
Memorial Chorten,
Military of Bhutan

Military of Bhutan

The branches of the armed forces of Bhutan are the Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguards, Militia, and Royal Bhutan Police. Being a landlocked country, Bhutan doesn't have a navy. Additionally, Bhutan does not have an air force, although the Royal Bhutan Army does have a very small air arm which...

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Mo Chhu

Mo Chhu

Mo Chhu is a major river in Bhutan. The word "Chhu" means "river" or "water" in Dzongkha, the official national language in Bhutan. The river rises in Gasa Dzongkhag near the border between Bhutan and Tibet. From there, the Mo Chhu flows generally southward to Punakha in central Bhutan, where it...

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Mongar

Mongar

Mongar is a town and seat of Mongar District in Bhutan. As of 2005 it has a population of 3502....

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Music of Bhutan

Music of Bhutan

The music of Bhutan is an integral part of its culture and plays a leading role in transmitting social values. Traditional Bhutanese music includes a spectrum of subgenres, ranging from folk to religious song and music. Some genres of traditional Bhutanese music intertwine vocals, instrumentation,...

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National Council of Bhutan

National Council of Bhutan

The National Council is the upper house of Bhutan's new bicameral Parliament, which also comprises the Druk Gyalpo and the National Assembly. It is the subordinate house, and cannot author monetary or budget-related bills...

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National Assembly of Bhutan

National Assembly of Bhutan

The National Assembly is the elected lower house of Bhutan's new bicameral Parliament which also comprises the Druk Gyalpo and the National Council. It is the more powerful house.- Current National Assembly :...

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National Museum of Bhutan

National Museum of Bhutan

National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong under the command of His Majesty, the King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third hereditary Monarch of Bhutan...

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Neten Dorji

Neten Dorji

Neten Dorji currently works as Executive Producer with the Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation . He is Bhutan's first sound engineer. He has several music albums to his credits....

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Ngalop

Ngalop

The 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"...

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Ngawang Namgyal

Ngawang Namgyal

Ngawang Namgyal was a Tibetan Buddhist lama and the unifier of Bhutan as a nation state...

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Nyingma

Nyingma

The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism . "Nyingma" literally means "ancient," and is often referred to as Nga'gyur or the "old school" because it is founded on the first translations of Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Tibetan, in the eighth century...

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Ngultrum,
Norling Drayang

Norling Drayang

Norling Drayang is a popular and prolific record label in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Since its establishment in 1994, Norling Drayang has released more than 150 music albums and 4 feature films. With the release of its first music album "Pangi Shawa", Norling Drayang was acknowledged as the first...

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Padmasambhava

Padmasambhava

Padmasambhava ; Mongolian ловон Бадмажунай, lovon Badmajunai, , Means The Lotus-Born, was a sage guru from Oddiyāna who is said to have transmitted Vajrayana Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet and neighbouring countries in the 8th century...

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Paro

Paro, Bhutan

-History:Rinpung Dzong a fortress-monastery overlooking the Paro valley has a long history. A monastery was first built on the site by Padma Sambhava at the beginning of the tenth century, but it wasn't until 1646 that Ngawang Namgyal built a larger monastery on the old foundations, and for...

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Paro Dzong,
Paro Taktsang

Paro Taktsang

Paro Taktsang , is the popular name of Taktsang Palphug Monastery , a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple complex, located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley, Bhutan...

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Pemagatshel

Pemagatshel

Pemagatshel District is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan.-Language:...

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Pema Lingpa

Pema Lingpa

Pema Lingpa or Padma Lingpa was a famous saint and siddha of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a preeminent terton , and is considered to be foremost of the Five Terton Kings...

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Pele La,
Pema Lingpa

Pema Lingpa

Pema Lingpa or Padma Lingpa was a famous saint and siddha of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a preeminent terton , and is considered to be foremost of the Five Terton Kings...

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Phajoding Monastery

Phajoding Monastery

Phajoding Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Bhutan....

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Phobjika valley

Phobjika Valley

The Phobjika Valley is a vast U-shaped glacial valley, also known as Gangteng Valley named after the impressive Gangteng Monastery of the Nyingma sect in central Bhutan, where the graceful Black-necked Cranes in Bhutan from the Tibetan Plateau visit the valley during the winter season to roost...

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Phuentsholing,
Politics of Bhutan

Politics of Bhutan

The Government of Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy; between 1907 and the 1950s however, Bhutan was an absolute monarchy. The peaceful march to democracy has been a steady one. The King of Bhutan is head of state. Executive power is exercised by the Lhengye Zhungtshog, or council of ministers,...

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Prayer flag,
Proverbs of Bhutan,
Punakha

Punakha

thumb|right|Punakha Dzong and the [[Mo Chhu]]Punakha is the administrative centre of Punakha dzongkhag, one of the 20 districts of Bhutan. Punakha was the capital of Bhutan and the seat of government until 1955, when the capital was moved to Thimphu. It is about 72 km away from Thimphu and it...

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Punakha Dzong

Punakha Dzong

The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong is the administrative centre of Punakha dzongkhag in Punakha, Bhutan. Constructed by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1637–38, it is the second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan and one of its most majestic structures...

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Rigney Institute,
Rigsar

Rigsar

Rigsar is a music genre, the dominant type of popular music of Bhutan. It was originally played on a dranyen , and dates back to the late 1960s. The first rigsar song, Zhendi Migo was a copy of the popular Bollywood filmi song "Sayonara" from the film Love in Tokyo...

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Rinpung Dzong

Rinpung Dzong

Rinpung Dzong is a large Drukpa Kagyu Buddhist monastery and fortress in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.-History:...

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Rivers of Bhutan,
Royal Bhutan Army

Royal Bhutan Army

The Royal Bhutan Army , or RBA, is a branch of the armed forces of the Kingdom of Bhutan responsible for maintaining the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty against security threats. The King of Bhutan is the Supreme Commander in Chief of the RBA...

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Royal University of Bhutan

Royal University of Bhutan

The Royal University of Bhutan , founded on June 2, 2003 by a royal decree is the national university system of Bhutan....

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Sangay Khandu,
Samdrup Jongkhar

Samdrup Jongkhar

Samdrup Jongkhar District is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan...

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Samtse

Samtse

Samtse, also known as Chamarchi, is a town in Samtse District, Bhutan. The population was 4,981 at the 2005 census, and in 2008 is estimated at 5,201....

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Sarpang

Sarpang

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Shabdrung

Shabdrung

Shabdrung , was a title used when referring to or addressing great lamas in Tibet, particularly those who held a hereditary lineage...

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Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal,
Sharchop

Sharchop

Sharchop is a collective term for the populations of mixed Southeast Asian and South Asian descent that live in the eastern districts of Bhutan.-Ethnicity:...

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Sherubtse College

Sherubtse College

Sherubtse College was the first accredited college in Bhutan, founded in 1966. As of 2003 it became part of the newly created Royal University of Bhutan system that comprises all public post-secondary schools in Bhutan....

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Semtokha Dzong,
Snowman Trek

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Tshering Tobgay

Tshering Tobgay

Tshering Tobgay is the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Bhutan and leader of the People's Democratic Party.-External links:*...

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Tamshing Lhakhang

Tamshing Lhakhang

Tamshing Lhakang in the Bumthang District of central Bhutan is the most important Nyingmapa temple in Bhutan. The temple and monastery are remarkable for their direct connection to the Bhutanese saint Pema Lingpa. It is now a seat of Lama Sungtrul Rinpoche the current speech incarnation of Pema...

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Tashi Peljor

Tashi Peljor

Tashi Peljor is a Bhutanese archer. Peljor is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.-2004 Summer Olympics:...

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Thimphu

Thimphu

Thimphu also spelt Thimpu, is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The city became the capital of Bhutan in 1961...

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Thimphu Dzong,
Thongdrel

Thongdrel

A Thongdrel is a large tapestry unveiled during tsechus in Bhutan. They are equivalent to Tibetan thangka paintings. Thongdrels typically depict a seated Guru Rinpoche surrounded by holy beings....

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Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...

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Transportation in Bhutan,
Trashigang

Trashigang

Trashigang District is Bhutan's easternmost dzongkhag .-Culture:...

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Trashiyangste

Trashiyangste

Trashiyangtse District is one of the twenty dzongkhags comprising Bhutan. It was created in 1992 when the Trashiyangtse district was split off from Trashigang District. Trashiyangtse covers an area of...

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Trongsa

Trongsa

Trongsa, previously Tongsa , is a town and capital of Trongsa District in central Bhutan. The name means "new village" in Dzongkha. The first temple was built in 1543 by the Drukpa Kagyu lama, Ngagi Wangchuk, who was the great-grandfather of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, the person who unified...

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Tsa Yig

Tsa Yig

The Tsa Yig is any monastic constitution or code of moral discipline based on codified Tibetan Buddhist precepts. Every Tibetan monastery and convent had its own Tsa Yig, and the variation in Tsa Yig content shows a degree of autonomy and internal democracy....

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Tshangla,
Tsechu

Tsechu

Tsechu are annual religious Bhutanese festivals held in each district or dzongkhag of Bhutan on the tenth day of a month of the lunar Tibetan calendar. The month depends on the place, but usually is around the time of October. Tsechus are religious festivals of Drukpa Buddhism...

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Tshering Chhoden

Tshering Chhoden

Tshering Chhoden is an athlete from Bhutan. She competes in archery.Chhoden represented Bhutan at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games. In 2004 she placed 54th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 600. In the first round of elimination, she faced 11th-ranked Lin...

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Tsirang