Thunder Dragon
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Thunder Dragon is the English rendering of "Druk," the mythical dragon symbol central to Bhutanese national identity and its Drukpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thunder Dragon canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dragon
ⓘ
mythical creature ⓘ national symbol ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
flag of Bhutan
ⓘ
national emblem of Bhutan ⓘ |
| associatedTerm |
Druk Gyalpo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Druk Yul NERFINISHED ⓘ Land of the Thunder Dragon ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
auspiciousness
ⓘ
spiritual protection ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Wangchuck dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Drukpa Kagyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWeather | thunderstorms ⓘ |
| centralTo | Bhutanese national identity ⓘ |
| colorVariant | white dragon ⓘ |
| countryAssociatedWith | Bhutan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs | dragon roaring thunder ⓘ |
| etymologyOf | Druk Yul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInDzongkha | Druk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holdsInClaws | jewels ⓘ |
| influences |
Bhutanese architecture
ⓘ
Bhutanese art ⓘ Bhutanese state symbolism ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Dzongkha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan ⓘ |
| mythologicalOrigin | Himalayan Buddhist mythology ⓘ |
| religionAssociatedWith |
Tibetan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine power
ⓘ
enlightened speech ⓘ protection of Bhutan ⓘ purity ⓘ security of the nation ⓘ sovereign power of Bhutan ⓘ thunder ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhutanese monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Drukpa lineage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Bhutanese banknotes
ⓘ
Bhutanese coins ⓘ Bhutanese government insignia ⓘ Bhutanese military insignia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInTitle | Druk Gyalpo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Druk