Drukpa Kagyu Buddhist monastery
ティンブー パロ寺院
Paro, Drukpa Kagyu Monastery
Rinpung Dzong is a large Drukpa Kagyu Buddhist monastery and fortress in Paro District in Bhutan.
It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.
Drung Gyal built a small temple there and later a five storied Dzong or fortress which was
known as Hungrel Dzong. In 1646, the Dzong was reconsecrated and established as the administrative
and monastic centre of the western region of Bhutan, and it became known as Rinpung Dzong.
A map of Bhutan and Rinpung Dzon
The stairway to Rinpung Dzon: It is one of the first dzong that visitors see on arrival by plane into Bhutan. Rinpung Dzon means
a fortress that sits on a heap of jewels. This imposing dzong located above the Paro River is a fine example of Bhutanese architecture.
The stairway to Rinpung Dzon
The wall painting, Bhavacakra or wheel of Becoming - mandala, that is photographed inside of the Paro Dzong.
The figure is indicating 'the state of the samsara around six-world of the sky transmigration in the six worlds'
A wall painting of elephant and praying wheel and mandala, that is photographed inside of the Paro Dzong.
Religious wall painting in the Paro Dzong
(L) Courtyard of Paro Dzong (R) The sign plate says ' Royal Court of Justice Rinpung Dzongkhag'.
Courtyard of Paro Dzong and praying wheel
(L) A door of Rinpung Dzon (R) A view of Paro dzone from the inner courtyard
Tiger and elephant painting on the wall of Paro dzong
The majority of Paro dzong monks are young.
Rinpung Dzong and Paro, underneath
The cantilever bridge, that was photographed from Rinpung Dzong
Paro Chhu river is flowing past Paro Dzong.
The cantilever bridge, Paro, Bhutan
Thimphu Dzong and Buddish Structure
Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan. It is a Buddhist monastery and seat of the Druk Desi, the head of Bhutan's civil government.
Bhutanese People to see Buddist festival dance at the Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu
A mask dance performance the Biddist festival at the Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu
(L) Bhutanese in the courtyard of Dzong, after a dance performance is completed. (R) A high Buddist priest wearing a yellow clothe, on the stairway.
Many Bhutanese after the Biddist festival is over.
The entrance of Dzong: A policeman checks visitors to Dzone.
Bhutanese children and family are gathering in a fore garden of the dzong.
All Bhutanese is wearing ethnic costumes.
(L) Some family put money in the box for donation.(R) Bhutanese are returning from the festival with ethnic costumes.
(L) National flag raising stand (R) Smiling Butanese to a tourist
Traditional Thimphu Bridge: Unlike the bridge in Paro, which has been recently cleaned up, this bridge in Thimphu
is still festooned with prayer's flags. It is located near the Tashichho Dzong, over the Thimphu River.
Thimphu Bridge
(L) Bhutanese painted thangka of Milarepa (1052-1135), Late 19th-early 20th Century, Dhodeydrag Gonpa, Thimphu, Bhutan.
(R) Bhutanese painted thangka of the Jataka Tales, 18th-19th century, Phajoding Gonpa, Thimphu, Bhutan.
Entrance view of the National Memorial Chorten
National Memorial Chorten: A prayer wheel is in the right-side building.
The architecture of the Chorten has been designed to present it as one of the most visible religious
structures in Thimphu. The Memorial Chorten, in the heart of the city, is designed is a Tibetan style Chorten.
Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Bhutan. クエンセルポダン
Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue under construction in the mountains of Bhutan.
The statue will be made of bronze and gilded in gold. The Buddha Dordenma is sited amidst the ruins of
Kuensel Phodrang, overlooking the southern approach to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. Upon completion,
it will be one of the largest Buddha rupas, artisans that specialize in making Buddhist Statues, in the world,
at a height of 51.5 meters. The total cost of the Buddha Dordenma Project may be well over US$100 million.
The 13.7 meter- standing Buddha stature at the Centenary Park, Thimphu
The statue was built with Nu 9M fund mobilized from Thai devotees and princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
to tighten the friendship between the two countries and its people and emphasize the Buddism in the two
countries.
パロの寺院
パロには豊かに実った稲穂の垂れる光景を目にしたが、1964年にブータンに赴任した日本人、西岡京治氏
の農業指導の賜物であり、その功績は現地の人々から高く評価されている。パロ・チュ川の上に、
ブータン最古の寺、「キチュラカン」、パロ・ゾンが建ち、寺院と地方行政とを司る。ブータン特有の
建物であり、裁判所もここに置かれている。パロ・チュに架かる「伝統様式の橋」は、両側から少しずつ、
せり出すように建造されているが、同じ様式の木橋が各地に復元されている。
ブータンの祭りは非常にユニークである。ツェチュという踊りはチベット仏教を広め、その威光を悪霊たちに
再確認させるために営まれる法要であるが、ブータン独特の舞である。各地で催されており、その土地に住む
人たちにとって大きな行事であり、この踊りを見に様々な民族衣装を纏い、各地から人々が集まってくる。
タシチョ・ゾンは国王のオフィスであり、宗教界の最高権威、ジェ・ケンポを頂点とするブータン仏教界の総本山
でもある。釘を一本も使用せず木組みを行うブータン特有の建築法で立てられたタシチョ・ゾンはその規模、
荘厳な雰囲気で訪問者を圧倒する。タシチョ・ゾンの下を流れるティンプーのチュウ川に架けられた木橋の欄干の
両側には、数多くのダルシン（経文旗）が風にひらめいていた。
メモリアル・チョルテンの白い塔は1974年に完成したもので、一日中、ブータン人が 時計回りに巡り祈りをささげて
いる。チョルテン日本の仏舎利塔と同じルーツを持っているが、現在では信仰の証として、あらゆる場所に建てられ
ている。ティンプーの町から見上げる巨大仏像、クエンセルポダンの前には、いま広大な祭典広場を建設中である。
シンガポールの資産家の寄付によるもので、80億円以上の建設コストがかかっている。市中センテナリー公園内の
釈迦像はタイ王国の開発業者が、タイ・ブータン両国の友好を目的に資金を調達して建立された。
A mask dance performance and the crowd of Bhutanese people at Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu
Bhutan
The country to prohibit a tobacco sale
ティンブー パロ寺院
2012年9月写真撮影, 2012年10月執筆
執筆 医学博士 宮本順伯
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The photographs were taken in September, and the article was written in October 2012,
by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
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