Glossary
choeshum
altar or shrine room
chorten
Buddhist monument made of stone
chu
river
dzong
fortress
dzongda
district administrator
dzongkha
national language of Bhutan
dzongkhag
district
gho
national dress for men
gompa
monastery
Je Khenpo
Chief Abbot
kira
national dress for women
kora
circumambulation
la
mountain pass
lama
priest
lhakhang
temple
penlop
regional governor
rinpoche
reincarnate lama
thangkha
religious painting
thongdrol
huge thangkha unfurled on special occasions
tsachu
hot springs
tsechu
festival
