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Type of fortified monastery of Bhutan and Tibet
characters. Dzong architecture is used for dzongs, a distinctive type of fortified monastery (Dzongkha: རྫོང, Wylie: rdzong, [dzoŋ˩˨]) architecture found mainly
Dzong_architecture
Bhutanese architecture consists of Dzong and everyday varieties. Dzongs in Bhutan were built as fortresses and have served as religious and administrative
Architecture_of_Bhutan
Dzong in Bhutan
Simtokha Dzong ('dzong' means "castle-monastery") also known as Sangak Zabdhon Phodrang (Bhutanese language meaning: "Palace of the Profound Meaning of
Simtokha_Dzong
Fortress in Thimphu, Bhutan
Tashichho Dzong (Dzongkha: བཀྲ་ཤིས་ཆོས་རྫོང) is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimphu in Bhutan, on the western
Tashichho_Dzong
Revival c. 1900 New England Dzong Architecture Tibet and Bhutan Early English period c. 1190 – c. 1250 Ephemeral architecture Eastlake style 1879–1905 New
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Dzongs are a type of fortified monastery with a distinctive architecture that are found mainly in Tibet, Bhutan and North India. The architecture is
Architecture_of_India
Fortress in Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Phodrang Dzong (Dzongkha: དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་རྫོང་།), also known as the Wangdi Dzong (Dzongkha: དབང་འདི་རྫོང་) is a Buddhist monastery (dzong) in Wangdue
Wangdue_Phodrang_Dzong
Baroque architecture Dutch brick Dutch Colonial architecture Dutch Colonial Revival architecture Dutch door Dutch gable Dwarf gallery Dzong architecture Early
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Fortress in Paro, Bhutan
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
Rinpung_Dzong
Fortress in Punakha, Bhutan
The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungthang Dewa Chhenbi Phodrang (meaning "the palace of great happiness or bliss"), is the administrative centre of Punakha
Punakha_Dzong
Fortress in Trongsa, Bhutan
Trongsa Dzong is the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan, located in Trongsa (formerly Tongsa) in Trongsa district, in the centre of the country. Built on
Trongsa_Dzong
Public university in El Paso, Texas, US
the Sun Bowl every winter. Multiple campus buildings are in the Dzong architectural style, typical of Bhutan and Tibet. On April 16, 1913, SB 183 was
University of Texas at El Paso
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Dzong in Tibet
Gyantse Dzong or Gyantse Fortress is one of the best preserved dzongs in Tibet, perched high above the town of Gyantse on a huge spur of grey brown rock
Gyantse_Dzong
Buddhist monastery in Bhutan
Drukgyal Dzong (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་རྫོང་།), also known as Drukgyel Dzong, is a fortress and Buddhist monastery, located in the upper part of the Paro
Drukgyal_Dzong
Religious mountain in Tibet Autonomous Region in China
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Mount_Kailash
Fortified structure
castle Toll castle Water castle Similar structures: African castles Dzong architecture Forts in India Fortified church Gusuku Japanese castle Tower house
Castle
Driglam Namzha, a seventeenth-century code on dress, etiquette, and dzong architecture. Natural symbols of Bhutan are its national flower, the Himalayan
National_symbols_of_Bhutan
Fortress in Trashigang, Bhutan
Trashigang Dzong (Dzongkha: བཀྲ་ཤིས་སྒང་རྫོང, literally "The Fortress of the Auspicious Hill") is one of the largest dzong fortresses in Bhutan, located
Trashigang_Dzong
Fortress in Samzhubzê District, China
Shigatse Dzong, also known as Samdruptse Dzong, is located in Shigatse, Tibet, China. It is spelt Rikaze Dzong (official spelling: Xigazê Dzong; other spellings:
Shigatse_Dzong
Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Bhutan
Joyig script. The word dzongkha means "the language of the fortress", from dzong "fortress" and kha "language". As of 2013[update], Dzongkha had 171,080
Dzongkha
Style of building
Buddhist temple complex in Indonesia. The Rinpung Dzong follows a distinctive type of fortress architecture found in the former and present Buddhist kingdoms
Buddhist_architecture
Fortress in Bumthang, Bhutan
Jakar Dzong or Jakar Yugyal Dzong is the dzong or fortress of the Bumthang District in central Bhutan. It is located on a ridge above Jakar town in the
Jakar_Dzong
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Buddhism_by_country
Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk (1928–2026)
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Chanmyay_Sayadaw
Domed structure containing Buddhist relics
elongated shapes of domes evolved, leading to high, thin spires. A related architectural term is a chaitya, which is a prayer hall or temple containing a stupa
Stupa
Buddhist temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
Gutschow, Niels (1997). The Nepalese Caitya: 1500 Years of Buddhist Votive Architecture in the Kathmandu Valley. Edition Axel Menges. p. 92. ISBN 9783930698752
Swayambhunath
Administrative centre in Punakha dzongkhag, Bhutan
dazzling display of horsemanship and sword play. Dzong architecture Driglam Namzha Ngawang Namgyal "Punakha Dzong and Monastery". RAO Online. Retrieved 9 July
Punakha
Spiritual concept
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Third_eye
Dharani Sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
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Uṣṇīṣa_Vijaya_Dhāraṇī
American Buddhist philosopher and writer (1941–2026)
Tibet, with Marilyn Rhie Abrams, 1996 ISBN 0-8109-3985-1 Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment, with Denise P. Leidy, Shambhala Publications, 1997
Robert_Thurman
Race of deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
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Mahoraga
Study and practice of designing structures
architecture Architecture of Azerbaijan Architecture of Baku Architecture of Bahrain Architecture of Bangladesh Architecture of Bhutan Dzong architecture Architecture
Outline_of_architecture
Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia
monumental scale, extensive bas-reliefs, and an architectural unity characteristic of Khmer architecture. Unlike most Angkorian temples, it is oriented
Angkor_Wat
Tibetan Buddhist and Bon religious monastery
Buddhism are common in Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. Bhutanese dzong architecture is a subset of traditional gompa design. Gompa may also refer to a
Gompa
International Nichiren Buddhist movement
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Soka_Gakkai_International
Central world-mountain in Buddhist cosmology
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Mount_Meru_(Buddhism)
Important figure in early Buddhism
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Aṅgulimāla
Dordenma statue Buddhism in Bhutan Dratshang Lhentshog Dzong architecture Membartsho Architecture of Bhutan List of Buddhist temples Wikimedia Commons has
List of Buddhist temples in Bhutan
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Fortress in Lhasa, Tibet
attributed to Songtsen Gampo (traditionally dated to 637). Built in the dzong style, at an altitude of about 3,700 metres (12,100 ft) on Marpo Ri in the
Potala_Palace
Mummified Buddhist monk
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Luang_Pho_Daeng
Sacred fig tree in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
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Bodhi_tree
Adherents of Buddhism
ISBN 9780226493121. Dangol, Purusottam (2024). Elements of Buddhist Stupa Architecture. Adroit Publishers. ISBN 978-8196559687. Swearer, Donald K. (2010). The
Buddhists
Buddhist sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
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Diamond_Sutra
9th-century Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia
of the Sailendra dynasty, the temple design follows Javanese Buddhist architecture, which blends the Indonesian indigenous tradition of ancestor worship
Borobudur
Haryanka emperor from 544 to 492 BCE
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Bimbisara
Bhutan's official code of dress and etiquette
only politically but also culturally. He established guidelines for dzong architecture, the characteristic monastery-fortresses of Bhutan. He also established
Driglam_namzha
Innate character flaws described in Buddhism
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Three_poisons
Species of aquatic flowering plant
spiritual awakening, and divine beauty, and is widely depicted in art, architecture, and literature. The leaves of Nelumbo nucifera contain the flavonol
Nelumbo_nucifera
Tibetan Book of the Dead
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Bardo_Thodol
Topics referred to by the same term
with titles containing Zong Zhuang (surname) Dzong architecture, a type of fortified monastery architecture in Bhutan and Tibet Crystals of Zong, maze-chase
Zong
Hotel in Thimphu, Bhutan
Taj Tashi Location within Bhutan General information Architectural style Dzong architecture inspired Location Thimphu, Bhutan, 524, Samten Lam, Chubachu
Taj_Tashi
Buddhist monastery in Bhutan
monastery overlooks Jakar Dzong and the valley of Jakar town. The monastery was built in the 1980s in the traditional Dzong architectural style following a huge
Lhodrak Karchu Monastery (Bumthang)
Lhodrak_Karchu_Monastery_(Bumthang)
Asian Buddhism Four Buddhist Persecutions in China List of Buddhist architecture in China Religion in China Sacred Mountains of China Silk Road transmission
Buddhism_in_China
Sculptures in Afghanistan before 2001
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Buddhas_of_Bamiyan
Disciple of Buddha
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Kisa_Gotami
East Asian manifestation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
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Guanyin
Group of Indian and Tibetan texts
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Buddhist_tantric_literature
Sacred mountain of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cosmology
surrounded by various circles was incorporated into ancient Hindu temple architecture with a Shikhara (Śikhara) — a Sanskrit word translating literally to
Mount_Meru
Celestial Buddha embodying emptiness
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Vairocana
American Tibetan Buddhist nun
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Pema_Chödrön
Divine beings
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Buddhist_deities
Buddhist religion of ancient Gandhara
century CE). Gandhāra was also home to a unique Buddhist artistic and architectural culture which blended elements from Indian, Hellenistic, Roman and Parthian
Gandharan_Buddhism
Spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism
unity from which the cosmos in all its manifold forms arises." Buddhist architecture often applied mandala as the blueprint or plan to design Buddhist structures
Mandala
Architectural firm based in El Paso, Texas
Art Deco, Mission Revival, Prairie, Pueblo Revival, and Bhutanese Dzong architecture, at the University of Texas at El Paso. Many of the buildings designed
Trost_&_Trost
Important doctrine of Buddhism
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Impermanence_(Buddhism)
Indian concept of the cyclical process of death and rebirth
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Saṃsāra
Key concept in Indian philosophy and Eastern religions, with multiple meanings
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Dharma
Concept in Buddhist cosmology
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Six_Paths
Mantra in East Asian Buddhism
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Mantra_of_Light
Spiritual leader of Tibet from 1391 to 1474
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1st_Dalai_Lama
Mythological creatures in Indian religions
In Khmer architecture, massive seven-headed nāga balustrades prominently line the causeways leading into Angkor Wat. These architectural serpents act
Nāga
Japanese Buddhist term for awakening
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Satori
Buddhist term
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Monkey_mind
Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)
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Thích_Nhất_Hạnh
Nature spirits associated with Asian mythologies
(Thai: ยักษ์, RTGS: Yak) are an important element in Thai temple art and architecture. They are common as guardians of the gates in Buddhist temples throughout
Yaksha
Buddhist bodhisattva
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Avalokiteśvara
Buddhist, Taoist, Chinese, and general East Asian death deity
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Yama_(Buddhism)
Tibetan religious item
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Prayer_flag
First or Primordial Buddha
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Adi-Buddha
Ferocious deities or manifestations in Dharmic religions
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Wrathful_deities
French explorer, spiritualist and writer (1868–1969)
bought it. Four years later, she began to enlarge the house, called Samten-Dzong or "fortress of meditation", the first hermitage and Lamaist shrine in France
Alexandra_David-Néel
Key mandala in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism
blue-print for a three-dimensional palace or imperial city. It is an architectural construct that provides a visual metaphor for the majesty of the macrocosmic
Mandala_of_the_Two_Realms
Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan
from Nara's Great Eastern Temple (2002) Japan portal Religion portal Architecture portal Kanjin#Kanjinshoku of Todai-ji Kōtoku-in, location of the Kamakura
Tōdai-ji
Buddhist gods
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Four_Heavenly_Kings
Form of written Chinese used in Chinese Buddhist Literature
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Buddhist_Chinese
Japanese Buddhist monk who popularized Zen in the US
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Shunryū_Suzuki
Historical city in Lumbini Province, Nepal
Census) – Nepal Archives". Retrieved 4 August 2026. Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist Architecture, p. 269 Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "World Heritage Committee Inscribes
Lumbini
Buddhist staff
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Khakkhara
Celestial musicians in Hinduism
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Gandharva
Esoteric practices, views and texts within Theravada Buddhism
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Southern_Esoteric_Buddhism
Buddhist philosophical metaphor
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Indra's_net
Indian teacher of Vipassanā meditation (1924–2013)
pagodas are solid. But with the help of the most modern techniques of architecture, instead of building a solid pagoda, a vast meditation hall will be built
S._N._Goenka
Chinese Buddhist monk (1130–1209)
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Ji_Gong
Collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form
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Dhammapada
Semi-legendary founder of Zen Buddhism
Indian master who made his way by the sea route." "Daruma 達磨". Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. Shahar 2008, pp. 172–173. Lin 1996, p. 183
Bodhidharma
Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, India
248 Buddhist Architecture, Huu Phuoc Le, Grafikol, 2010 p. 240 Buddhist Architecture, Huu Phuoc Le p. 240 A Global History of Architecture, Francis D.
Mahabodhi_Temple
Zen Buddhism concept of the beginner's mind
Metabolism style of architecture, which incorporates concepts from Zen Buddhism and other Asian philosophical traditions into the architectural process and allows
Shoshin
Japanese mountain ascetic hermits
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Yamabushi
Zendo, Viborg Danakosha Ling, Jokioinen Liên Tâm Monastery, Turku Kagyu-Dzong, Paris Lerab Ling, Montpellier Pagode de Vincennes, Bois de Vincennes Plum
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Japanese Rinzai Zen master
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