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Coordinates: 27°30′N 90°10′E / 27.500°N 90.167°E / 27.500; 90.167
Wangdue Phodrang District (Dzongkha: དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Dbang-'dus Pho-brang rdzong-khag; previously spelled "Wangdi Phodrang") is a dzongkhag (district) of central Bhutan. This is also the name of the dzong (built in 1638) which dominates the district, and the name of the small market town outside the gates of the dzong. The name is said to have been given by the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal who was searching for the best location for a dzong to prevent incursions from the south. The word "wangdue" means unification of Country, and "Phodrang" means Palace in Dzongkha.
Wangdue Phodrang is bordered by Dagana and Tsirang dzongkhags to the south, Tongsa dzongkhag to the east, Thimphu and Punakha dzongkhag to the west, and Gasa dzongkhag and a small section of border with Tibet to the north. It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.
Actors: Gyem Dorji (actor), Chencho Dorji (writer), Chencho Dorji (director), Sonam Choki (actress), Lhaki Dolma (actress), Karma Chhechong (actor), Tshering Deki (actor), Karma Lhaden (producer), Karma Lhakyi (producer), Tshoki Tshomo Karchung (actor), Tshering Phuntsho (actor),
Plot: Tenzin is a pious and an enterprising businessman loved and adored by his wife Peydey. The couple is doing extremely well when Tenzin is murdered by his elder brother Wangdue under the influence of Kardon, Wangdue's wife, who has excessive greed for wealth. The murder was committed in such a fashion that no one could have the slightest doubt. Tenzin's soul now exists in "bardo" (a sort of Buddhist intermediate state in the afterlife) and discovers the dreadful plans of his brother and the sister-in-law to murder his pregnant wife Peydey in order to take possession of all his wealth.
Keywords: afterlife, bhutan, murder, soul
Incomparable Tibetan comedian and part-time philosopher Sonam Wangdue produces some belly-bursting laughs while also making some astute political and social observations.
Sonam Wangdue is a stand-up comedian and actor based in New York City. After studying film and stage acting from the Imago School of Acting and Padmini Kolhapure Acting School located in Delhi, India, Sonam acted in few of the independently produced Tibetan feature films such as, 'We're No Monks', 'Dreaming Lhasa', and various Tibet Action Institute's informational shorts and videos. However, བསོད་ནམས་དབང་འདུས་ Sonam is probably known more for his skills as a stand-up comedian than acting within the Tibetan community in the diaspora. Sonam tells VOA that while growing up, he had always been fascinated and drew inspirations from the field of art and acting.
Tibetan Resettlement Aid Concert Stand-up Comedy by Sonam Wangdue
Tibetan Resettlement Aid Concert III,Toronto 2014 Featuring Tsering Gyurmey, Phurbu T. Namgyal, Tenzin Choegyal, Tenzin Dolma and MC Sonam Wangdue Organized by Project Tibet Society For more information, please visit www.ptstoronto.com http://facebook.com/ptstoronto
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong (built in 1638/39) got lost in a big fire tragedy on June, 24th 2012. We visited the beautiful Dzong on our trip through Bhutan in May 2011. So maybe these photos/videos are one of the last impressions from that Dzong in its original state. According to Minister Yeshey Zimba the Dzong shall be reconstructed in full within the next years.
It's mysteriously quiet inside the monastery - the monks are out and our camera crew was given access to the inner sanctum of the monastery! Wangdue Phodrang is a town and capital of Wangdue Phodrang District in central Bhutan. It is located in Thedtsho Gewog. The town shares its name with the dzong, built in 1638 which dominates the district. The name is said to have been given by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal who was searching for the best location for a dzong to prevent incursions from the south. At the chosen spot the Shabdrung encountered a boy named Wangdi playing beside the river and hence named the dzong "Wangdi's Palace". Source - Wikipedia This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of ima...
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Visit http://www.traveltocare.com See this package holiday on This short trek offers the chance to enjoy the hot springs at Gasa as well as time to visit some of the highlights of Bhutan at Paro, Thimphu and Punakha. Paro, Thimphu, Wangdue Phodrang
Wangdue Phodrang is a town and capital of Wangdue Phodrang District in central Bhutan. It is located in Thedtsho Gewog. The town shares its name with the dzong, built in 1638 which dominates the district. The name is said to have been given by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal who was searching for the best location for a dzong to prevent incursions from the south. At the chosen spot the Shabdrung encountered a boy named Wangdi playing beside the river and hence named the dzong "Wangdi's Palace". Source - Wikipedia This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly sh...
View of Wangdue Phadrang Monastery located on a hill top in Bhutan. Wangdi Phodrang Dzong stands on a ridge where the Dangchu meets the Puna Tshangchhu. The protective deity, Yeshi Gonpo, is supposed to have told Zhabdrung Rinpochhe that he could bring the whole country under his power if he built a dzong on the ridge which has the shape of a sleeping elephant. The Zhabdrung built the Dzong in 1639 and named it as WandiPhodrang Dzong, Wangdu meaning “to bring under one’s power”. WangdiPhodrang Dzong was enlarged in 1683 by the 4th Desi, Tenzin Rabgye. For a long time, the dzong was the seat of one of Bhutan’s most powerful Dzongpons. Today, it is the headquarters of WangdiPhodrang Dzongkhag. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness...
Wangduephodrand dzong, was built in 1638 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Wangdue means "unification" and phodrang means "palace". It was burnt down in Jun 2012.
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Kingdom of Bhutan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMjzY8of27k Driving from Bumthang to Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
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