Definitions
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- noun A person from
Bhutan or ofBhutanese descent. - noun The Drukpa Kagyu (also Drukpa Kargyu ) school of Tibetan Buddhism.
- adjective Of, from, or pertaining to
Bhutan or theBhutanese people. - adjective Sometimes (more narrowly) pertaining to the main ethnic group within Bhutan.
- adjective Pertaining to the Drukpa Kagyu (Drukpa Kargyu) or Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thereafter his lineage and the followers were called 'Drukpa'.
Kuensel Newspaper 2009
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My mom was formerly a nun from the Drukpa Kagyu monastery, and I consider her the first spiritual teacher in my life.
Awakening Kindness Nawang Khechog 2010
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My mom was formerly a nun from the Drukpa Kagyu monastery, and I consider her the first spiritual teacher in my life.
Awakening Kindness Nawang Khechog 2010
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My mom was formerly a nun from the Drukpa Kagyu monastery, and I consider her the first spiritual teacher in my life.
Awakening Kindness Nawang Khechog 2010
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The symbol can be traced back to the Buddhist saint Drukpa Kunley, the “divine madman,” who came to Bhutan in the late 15th century.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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Drukpa, the son of dragon, is a bit chauvinistic school of Buddhist philosophy so far.
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The symbol can be traced back to the Buddhist saint Drukpa Kunley, the “divine madman,” who came to Bhutan in the late 15th century.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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The symbol can be traced back to the Buddhist saint Drukpa Kunley, the “divine madman,” who came to Bhutan in the late 15th century.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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Bhutan - the land of Drukpa (son of Dragon), is a small Himalayan Kingdom presently in the process to be a Republic has also a party with Maoist brand.
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Bhutias, who consist of four classes; Bhutias, who are a mixed race of Tibetans and Lepchas; Sherpa Bhutias, who come from the east of Nepal, the word _sher_ merely meaning "east"; the Drukpa or
The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty Francis Edward Younghusband 1902
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