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Bhutan vs Drukpa - What's the difference?

bhutan | drukpa |

As a proper noun bhutan

is bhutan (himalayan country).

As a noun drukpa is

a person from bhutan or of bhutanese descent.

As an adjective drukpa is

of, from, or pertaining to bhutan or the bhutanese people.

bhutan

English

(wikipedia Bhutan)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan.

    • See also

    * Thimphu *

    External links

    * (wikipedia "Bhutan")

    Anagrams

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    drukpa

    English

    Noun

    (Drukpa)
  • A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent.
  • * From http://aprilgreenwood.com/archives/107
    • The Drukpa have a rich tradition of dress and ornamentation designed to hold up to the cold Himalayan weather.
  • * From http://www.traveltoursindia.com/bhutan.html
    • Bhutanese refer to themselves as Drukpa people.
  • * From http://www.ipcs.org/newDatabaseIndex2.jsp?database=1001&country2=Bhutan
    • Collectively called the Drukpas , the Bhutanese people generally speak the official state language, Dzongkha, although several dialects are also used.
  • The Drukpa Kagyu (also Drukpa Kargyu ) school of Tibetan Buddhism.
  • * The Drukpa is a major sect within the Kagyupa school of Tibetan Buddhism .

    • Synonyms

    * Bhutanese

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan or the Bhutanese people.
  • Sometimes (more narrowly) pertaining to the main ethnic group within Bhutan.
  • * {{quote-book,
    • , passage=Other valleys are inhabited by other ethnic groups but it is Drukpa culture that dominates when defining the national language, dress, religion, and architecture. , author=Zetter, Roger & Watson, Georgia Butina , title=Designing Sustainable Cities in the Developing World , publisher=Ashgate Publishing , year=2006 , page=25 , isbn=0754643557}}
  • Pertaining to the Drukpa Kagyu (Drukpa Kargyu) or Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
  • * His disciple spread the Drukpa school in western Tibet.

    • References

    * The Drukpa lineage goes around the world] in [http://www.kuenselonline.com/ Kuensel Online, 2008-08-01 * The Drukpa of Bhutan * Dimri, Jaiwanti. The Drukpa Mystique: Bhutan in the 21st Century (2004) ISBN 8172731566 * Dargay, Yonten. History of the Drukpa Kagyud School in Bhutan Thimphu: NLB (2001) ISBN 9993661600