Dramitse
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Dramitse is a town
in the east part of Mongar District
, E. Bhutan
. In 2005, its population was 541 (2005 census). It is situated on a hill opposite the town of Tashigang.
The town is the location of Dramitse Monastery, which is the home of the Dramitse Ngacham or "Drum Dance" originated by Lama Kunga Gyaltsen, and the seat in Bhutan of Peling Sungtrul, who is revered as the speech incarnation of Pema Lingpa
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Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the east part of Mongar District
Mongar District
Mongar District is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan. Mongar is the fastest-developing dzongkhag in eastern Bhutan. A regional hospital has been constructed and the region is bustling with many economic activities. Mongar is noted for its lemon grass, a plant that can be used to produce...
, E. Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
. In 2005, its population was 541 (2005 census). It is situated on a hill opposite the town of Tashigang.
The town is the location of Dramitse Monastery, which is the home of the Dramitse Ngacham or "Drum Dance" originated by Lama Kunga Gyaltsen, and the seat in Bhutan of Peling Sungtrul, who is revered as the speech incarnation of Pema Lingpa
Pema Lingpa
Pema Lingpa or Padma Lingpa was a famous saint and siddha of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a preeminent terton , and is considered to be foremost of the Five Terton Kings...
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