Drukpa

English Alternative forms en Drokpa Drupa Etymology en dz,bo འབྲུག་པ Bhutanese. derived from the Tibetan words for "Dragon" (འབྲུག, druk) and "person" (pa). Adjective - Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan or the Bhutanese people. en more narrowly Of or pertaining to the main ethnic group within Bhutan. en Other valleys are inhabited by other ethnic groups but it is Drukpa culture that dominates when defining the national language, dress, religion, and architecture. Zetter, Roger & Watson, Georgia Butina Designing Sustainable Cities in the Developing World Ashgate Publishing 2006 25 0754643557 Pertaining to the Drukpa Kagyu (Drukpa Kargyu) or Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. en His disciple spread the Drukpa school in western Tibet. Noun s * A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent. en Bhutanese Proper noun The Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. References Dimri, Jaiwanti. The Drukpa Mystique: Bhutan in the 21st Century (2004) 8172731566 Dargay, Yonten. History of the Drukpa Kagyud School in Bhutan Thimphu: NLB (2001) 9993661600 en Buddhism Bhutan