Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Zhabdrung_Ngawang_Namgyal
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist monk
historical figure
gptkbp:birthDate 1594
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ralung_Monastery,_Tibet
gptkbp:deathDate 1651
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Punakha_Dzong,_Bhutan
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Bhutan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Bhutanese_government
gptkb:Bhutanese_Buddhism
Bhutanese culture
gptkbp:knownFor establishing Drukpa Kagyu as state religion of Bhutan
building Punakha Dzong
establishing dual system of government in Bhutan
gptkbp:nationality Bhutanese
gptkbp:notableWork unification of Bhutan
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Ngawang_Namgyal
gptkb:Zhabdrung_Rinpoche
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kunkhyen_Pema_Karpo
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Punakha_Dzong
gptkb:Simtokha_Dzong
gptkbp:school gptkb:Drukpa_Kagyu
gptkbp:successor Zhabdrung Jigme Drakpa
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Pema_Karpo
Lhawang Lodrö
gptkbp:title gptkb:Shabdrung
gptkb:Zhabdrung_Rinpoche
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wangdue_Phodrang_Dzong
gptkb:Gasa_Dzong
gptkb:Simtokha_Dzong
gptkb:Rinpung_Dzong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5