The tradition of the special archery match in Lingzhi dates back to the time of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who unified Bhutan in the 1600s and led the country to many victories over the Tibetan ...

The relics were displayed following the Zhabdrung Kuchoe Tendral on April 16 to mark the 400th year of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel’s arrival in Bhutan and also to celebrate his 35 years of reign in ...

The country continues to seek inspiration in its Vajrayana Buddhist past, particularly the trio of Buddha, Guru Padmasambhava and Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the founding father of Bhutan who ...