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Art of Masonry (dhozo)
One may find that fortresses and temples of Bhutan are built with stone
and even the smallest farm houses also employ stone. These structures
which use stone are locally known as tsigkhyim which translates as
"stone house" and also link to the belief that Bhutan is a
country where all ten recognized virtues can be found.
According to Buddhist scriptures, a country is considered as sacred or
virtuous if all ten virtues are present within the country. These virtues
include good land for the building of houses, productive or cultivatable
land for agriculture, plentiful resources of stone for construction of the
house, availability of hard stone for grinding purposes, a clean water
source for drinking water supply, unpolluted water for irrigation, timber
resources again for construction purposes, plentiful firewood resources,
sufficient high altitude pasture and low grazing land.
NEWS / EVENTS:
Dubbed
"Contemporary Styling of Hand-woven Bhutanese Textiles", a
product launch/ exhibition has been held at Druk Hotel in Thimphu City
with Her Majesty the Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck as the Chief
Guest.
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