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The Druk (Standard Tibetan: འབྲུག, Dzongkha: འབྲུག་) is the "Thunder Dragon" of Tibetan and Bhutanese mythology and a Bhutanese national symbol. A druk appears on the flag of Bhutan, holding jewels to represent wealth. In Dzongkha, Bhutan is called Druk Yul "Land of Druk", and Bhutanese leaders are called Druk Gyalpo, "Thunder Dragon Kings". During the Bhutanese mock election in 2007, all four mock parties were called the Druk [colour] Party.^[1] The national anthem of Bhutan, Druk tsendhen, translates into English as "Kingdom of Druk".

The druk (also known as a "duk" or "dug") was adopted as an emblem by the Drukpa Lineage, which originated in Tibet and spread to Bhutan. According to traditional accounts, when the sect's founder, Tsangpa Gyare, 1st Gyalwang Drukpa, began to build Ralung Monastery, there was a violent storm. Thunder, or the "Cloud-Voice", is seen as the roar of the dragon.^[2] Deciding that this was an omen, he named the monastery Drug-Ralung, adding the word "thunder dragon" to the name. The disciples at the monastery were known as Drugpa, or "Those of the Thunder."^[3] As of the 1900s, the Grand Lama of Bhutan wore a hat with thunder dragons on it to signify the origins of the sect.^[2] As the sect became more popular, it set up monasteries in what is now Bhutan, with the result that the area became known as Dug Yul, or Land of Thunder, among both Tibetans and Bhutanese.^[3]

References

^ Every party had a separate colour representing its values.
^ ^a ^b Waddell, Laurence (1895). The Buddhism of Tibet Or Lamaism. p. 199. ISBN 9781602061378.
^ ^a ^b David-Neel, Alexandra (January 1993). Initiations and Initiates in Tibet. ISBN 9780486275796.

[1] Every party had a separate colour representing its values.

[Waddell-2] Waddell, Laurence (1895). The Buddhism of Tibet Or Lamaism. p. 199. ISBN 9781602061378.

[David-Neel-3] David-Neel, Alexandra (January 1993). Initiations and Initiates in Tibet. ISBN 9780486275796.

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-{{About|the Bodic druk-dragon|the 2020 Danish-Swedish film with the Danish title "Druk"|Another Round (film)|Bodic klu-dragon which is frequently identified with Indic [[nāga]] but with an indigenous origin with cognate creatures from [[Burmo-Qiangic]] peoples and possibly the [[Chinese dragon]]|:zh:鲁 (龙)}}
+{{About|the Bodic druk-dragon|the 2020 film with the Danish title ''Druk''|Another Round (film){{!}}''Another Round'' (film)}}
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+[[File:Bhutanese_dragon_('druk').svg|right|thumb]]
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-The '''Druk''' ({{lang-bo|འབྲུག}}, {{lang-dz|{{bo-textonly|འབྲུག}}་}}) is the "Thunder [[Dragon]]" of [[Tibetan mythology|Tibetan]] and [[Culture of Bhutan|Bhutanese mythology]] and a [[National symbols of Bhutan|Bhutanese national symbol]]. A druk appears on the [[flag of Bhutan]], holding jewels to represent wealth. In [[Dzongkha]], Bhutan is called ''Druk Yul'' "Land of Druk", and Bhutanese leaders are called [[Druk Gyalpo]], "Thunder Dragon Kings". During the [[2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election#Mock elections|Bhutanese mock election in 2007]], all four mock parties were called the ''Druk [colour] Party''.<ref>Every party had a separate colour representing its values.</ref> The [[national anthem]] of Bhutan, [[Druk tsendhen]], translates into English as "Kingdom of Druk".
+The '''Druk''' ({{langx|bo|འབྲུག}}, {{langx|dz|{{bo-textonly|འབྲུག}}་}}) is the "Thunder [[Dragon]]" of [[Tibetan mythology|Tibetan]] and [[Culture of Bhutan|Bhutanese mythology]] and a [[National symbols of Bhutan|Bhutanese national symbol]]. A druk appears on the [[flag of Bhutan]], holding jewels to represent wealth. In [[Dzongkha]], Bhutan is called ''Druk Yul'' "Land of Druk", and Bhutanese leaders are called [[Druk Gyalpo]], "Thunder Dragon Kings". During the [[2008 Bhutanese National Assembly election#Mock elections|Bhutanese mock election in 2007]], all four mock parties were called the ''Druk [colour] Party''.<ref>Every party had a separate colour representing its values.</ref> The [[national anthem]] of Bhutan, [[Druk tsendhen]], translates into English as "Kingdom of Druk".
-The druk (also known as a "duk" or "dug") was adopted as an emblem by the [[Drukpa Lineage]], which originated in [[Tibet]] and spread to Bhutan.  According to traditional accounts, when the sect's founder, [[Tsangpa Gyare]], 1st [[Gyalwang Drukpa]], began to build [[Ralung Monastery]], there was a violent storm.  Thunder, or the "Cloud-Voice," is seen as the roar of the dragon.<ref name="Waddell">{{cite book |last=Waddell |first=Laurence |title=The Buddhism of Tibet Or Lamaism |year=1895 |pages=199 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PYwcfE_bLUC&pg=PA199#v=onepage&q=Bhutan%20thunder%20dug&f=false }}</ref>  Deciding that this was an omen, he named the monastery Drug-Ralung, adding the word "thunder dragon" to the name.  The disciples at the monastery were known as Drugpa, or "Those of the Thunder."<ref name="David-Neel">{{cite book |last=David-Neel |first=Alexandra |title=Initiations and Initiates in Tibet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9Pfbg3m_u-kC&pg=PA34 }}</ref>  As of the 1900s, the Grand Lama of Bhutan wore a hat with thunder dragons on it to signify the origins of the sect.<ref name="Waddell"/>  As the sect became more popular, it set up monasteries in what is now Bhutan, with the result that the area became known as Dug Yul, or Land of Thunder, among both Tibetans and Bhutanese.<ref name="David-Neel"/>
+The druk (also known as a "duk" or "dug") was adopted as an emblem by the [[Drukpa Lineage]], which originated in [[Tibet]] and spread to Bhutan.  According to traditional accounts, when the sect's founder, [[Tsangpa Gyare]], 1st [[Gyalwang Drukpa]], began to build [[Ralung Monastery]], there was a violent storm.  Thunder, or the "Cloud-Voice", is seen as the roar of the dragon.<ref name="Waddell">{{cite book |last=Waddell |first=Laurence |title=The Buddhism of Tibet Or Lamaism |year=1895 |pages=199 |isbn=9781602061378 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PYwcfE_bLUC&q=Bhutan+thunder+dug&pg=PA199 }}</ref>  Deciding that this was an omen, he named the monastery Drug-Ralung, adding the word "thunder dragon" to the name.  The disciples at the monastery were known as Drugpa, or "Those of the Thunder."<ref name="David-Neel">{{cite book |last=David-Neel |first=Alexandra |title=Initiations and Initiates in Tibet |date=January 1993 |isbn=9780486275796 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9Pfbg3m_u-kC&pg=PA34 }}</ref>  As of the 1900s, the Grand Lama of Bhutan wore a hat with thunder dragons on it to signify the origins of the sect.<ref name="Waddell"/>  As the sect became more popular, it set up monasteries in what is now Bhutan, with the result that the area became known as Dug Yul, or Land of Thunder, among both Tibetans and Bhutanese.<ref name="David-Neel"/>
-==Other Asian dragons==
+==See also==
+*[[Emblem of Bhutan]]
 *[[Bakunawa]]
 *[[Chinese dragon]]
 *[[Japanese dragon]]
 *[[Korean dragon]]
-*[[Nāga]]
 *[[Pakhangba]]
 *[[Vietnamese dragon]]
-==See also==
-*[[Emblem of Bhutan]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Dragons}}
-[[Category:Dragons]]
+[[Category:Asian dragons]]
+[[Category:Bhutanese legendary creatures]]
 [[Category:National symbols of Bhutan]]
-[[Category:Bhutanese legendary creatures]]
 [[Category:Tibetan legendary creatures]]