Dragon of Bhutan

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The Dragon of Bhutan, known as Druk, is the mythical thunder dragon that symbolizes Bhutan’s national identity and appears prominently on its flag and in its cultural and religious traditions.

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Label Occurrences
Dragon of Bhutan canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heraldic dragon ⓘ
mythical creature ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ
appearsIn Bhutanese architecture ⓘ
Bhutanese folklore ⓘ
Bhutanese mythology ⓘ
Bhutanese official emblems ⓘ
Bhutanese religious art ⓘ
appearsOn flag of Bhutan ⓘ
associatedWith Bhutanese cultural identity ⓘ
Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
storms ⓘ
thunder ⓘ
color white ⓘ
country Bhutan ⓘ
culturalContext Bhutanese culture ⓘ
depictedAs dragon grasping jewels in its claws ⓘ
dragon with claws ⓘ
long, serpentine dragon ⓘ
hasEtymology Dzongkha word "Druk" meaning "dragon" ⓘ
linked to: Druk
hasName Druk ⓘ
holds jewels ⓘ
norbu ⓘ
mythologicalOrigin Himalayan region ⓘ
orientationOnFlag facing hoist side ⓘ
relatedTo Druk Gyalpo ⓘ
Druk Yul ⓘ
linked to: Druk

King of Bhutan ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
symbolizes Bhutanese national identity ⓘ
Buddhist values ⓘ
Druk Yul (Land of the Thunder Dragon) ⓘ
linked to: Druk

power ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
protection of Bhutan ⓘ
purity ⓘ
sovereignty of Bhutan ⓘ
thunder ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
usedIn Bhutanese currency designs ⓘ
government insignia of Bhutan ⓘ
military insignia of Bhutan ⓘ
state symbolism of Bhutan ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Druk → hasTitle → Dragon of Bhutan ⓘ
subject linked to: druk (thunder dragon)