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Rinpung Dzong, sometimes referred to as Paro Dzong, is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District, Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body as well as government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag. It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO ...
With over 4,316 km 2, the Jigme-Dorji National Park is the second largest protected area in Bhutan. [4] It is one of the most biodiverse areas of the eastern Himalayas and stretches from the deciduous forest to the eternal ice fields and glaciers on the north-western border of Bhutan.
Great Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Bhutan celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck. [1] The statue houses over one hundred thousand smaller Buddha statues, each of which, like the Great Buddha Dordenma itself, are made of bronze and gilded in gold. [2]
The site is the most important Nyingma gompa in Bhutan. [24] Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) Multiple districts Natural 2012 The site is the oldest national park in Bhutan. [25] Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP) Multiple districts Natural 2012 The site is the second largest national park in Bhutan. [26] Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary ...
Buddhist temples in Bhutan (2 C, 3 P) E. Entertainment events in Bhutan (4 C) Entertainment venues in Bhutan (2 C) L. ... This page was last edited on 25 March 2019, ...
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After a major refurbishing work carried out in the "zorig chusum tradition" [13] (an ancient tradition of crafts in wood carving, masonry, metal work, painting, and several other skills), the Dzong now has several new Lhakhangs, over 200 new religious images, and several other treasures. A consecration ceremony known as the "Rabney ceremony ...
Historic sites in Bhutan (1 C) This page was last edited on 1 May 2020, at 03:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...