Quiz on Dzongs, Monasteries, and Chortens of Bhutan – Round 4


BHUTAN Quiz
Quiz on Dzongs, Monasteries, and Chortens of Bhutan – Round 4
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central School, Bhutan
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1.      When was Taktshang Ugyen Tsemo built?
2.      When was Taktshang Ugyen Tsemo rebuilt?
3.      When was Taktshang Oezergang built?
4.      When was Taktshang Zandropelri built?
5.      When did Punakha Dzong cut fire for the third time?
6.      What is Chorten Degye?
7.      Name all eight different types of Chorten?
8.      Why did the king of Bodhgaya order to build Changchub Chorten?
9.      Who built Choekhor Chorten that was named after the Wheel of Religion?
10.  Why was Choekhor Chorten built?
11.  Where was the first Choekhor Chorten built?
12.  What type of Chorten was built by the king of Sravasti to celebrate Buddha’s victory over the non-Buddhist master?
13.  What was Chotrul Chorten name after?
14.  Who built a Namgyel Chorten named after the victory over death?
15.  Why was Namgyel Chorten built?


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Answer

1.      1408
2.      1958
3.      1646
4.      1853
5.      1781
6.      It is the Eight Kinds of Chorten
7.      The all eight different types of Chorten are: Changchub, Choekhor, Chotrul, Desheg, Lhabab, Namgyel, Nyende, and Yendum
8.      Changchub Chorten was built to commemorate Buddha’s Enlightened at Bodhgaya
9.      The five disciples of Buddha
10.  To observe Buddha’s first sermon of Lord Buddha
11.  : In the Deer Park at Sarnath near Benares
12.  Chotrul Chorten
13.  Miracle
14.  The God
15.  To commemorate Buddha’s voluntary prolongation of his life at Vaisali

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