Drukpa
English
Noun
Drukpa (plural Drukpa)
- The Drukpa Kagyu (also Drukpa Kargyu) school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Synonyms
Adjective
Drukpa (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan or the Bhutanese people.
- Sometimes (more narrowly) pertaining to the main ethnic group within Bhutan.
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- Other valleys are inhabited by other ethnic groups but it is Drukpa culture that dominates when defining the national language, dress, religion, and architecture.
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- Pertaining to the Drukpa Kagyu (Drukpa Kargyu) or Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
- His disciple spread the Drukpa school in western Tibet.
References
- Dimri, Jaiwanti. The Drukpa Mystique: Bhutan in the 21st Century (2004) →ISBN
- Dargay, Yonten. History of the Drukpa Kagyud School in Bhutan Thimphu: NLB (2001) →ISBN
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