Bhutan
Sacred Sites associated with Phajo Drugom Zhigpo
Sacred Sites associated with Phajo Drugom Zhigpo by Roman Bruehwiler
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The Sacred Sites associated with Phajo Drugom Zhigpo comprises 16 fortresses, temples, caves and cliffs that play a role in the Drukpa-Kagyud Buddhist tradition. The most iconic of those is Taktshang a.k.a. Tiger’s Nest. The sites are of great historical and spiritual significance for the Bhutanese as they show one Buddhist school’s lineage since the Middle Ages.
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Official Information
- Full Name
- Sacred Sites associated with Phajo Drugom Zhigpo and his descendants (ID: 5696)
- Country
- Bhutan
- Status
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On tentative list 2012
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History of Sacred Sites associated with Phajo Drugom Zhigpo
- 2012: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- Community Category
- Religious structure: Buddhist
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