Bhutan

A very little is known about the primaevalish inhabitants in Bhutan. A few evidence states that the civilization in Bhutan existed as early as 2000 BC. Some Historians believe that the early inhabitants were fierce mountain tribes and the religion practiced was the shamanistic Bon religion, which emphatic worship of nature and the existence of good and evil spirits.

Buddhism was introduced in Bhutan, when the Tibetan King Srongtsen Gembo ordered the construction of the Kichhu Lhakhang in Paro and the Jambay Lhakhang in Bumthang in the 7th Century. In the 8th Century, the Great Guru Padmasambhava came to Bumthang. The salient Guru was invited by the King Sindhu Raja of Bumthang to cure him from the harm caused by evil spirits. The great Guru subdued the demons and converted the King to Buddhism. indeed the Nyingmapa Buddhism started to spread in Bhutan with the construction of many another(prenominal) Buddhist temples and monasteries around the country.

Following this the Indian influence played a fugitive role in Bhutan. Then the fervour in Tibet and wars amid Tibet and Bhutan gave a good ground for Tibetan migrations, which brought new ethnical and religious contributions in Bhutan.

Until the coming of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1616, there was no central government in Bhutan.



The country was divided into many small provinces and each province was ru conduct by deb (King).Bumthang was the most prominent among these provinces. Many Tibeten Buddhist monks and members of joint Tibetan Mongol forces had teir place in Bumthang.

Bhutans political recital was heavily influenced by different Buddhist sects. By the fourth dimension many Buddhist subsects emerged in Tibet. The Gelugpa school became powerful in Tibet resulting in migration of many monks of other minor sects to Bhutan. The Kayupa school led by Phajo Drugom Zhipo continued to proselytize until the seventeenth century.
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