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    Pangrizampa Monastery School of Astrology

    རི་བོ་ཇིཀྲུ་ཌེཀ
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    The walled in Pangrizampa temple appeared in Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal’s vision which directed his infamous journey from Tibet to Bhutan. The temple was built by Ngawang Choegyel, the great-grandfather of the Zhabdrung and dates back to the 17th Century. Its original name, Druk Phrodang, means "The Dragon Castle". Situated about 8km from the capital city, Thimphu, the monastery presently functions as the Central Monastic Body's national center of traditional astrology, home to about 100 student monks. It is the place for Bhutanese parents to get auspicious names for their newborns and to have their futures predicted through the art of astrology. Tourists also visit this lhakhang for getting auspicious names and blessings for their newborns. The important dates for the special occasions in the country like the Royal wedding and the naming ceremony of the crown prince are decided by the head astrologers at this monastery, too. The monastery also publishes an astrological calendar annually which now is also available in the form of a mobile app called the “Druk Zakar”. Ideally located in the middle of a meadow, on the banks of the Wangchu river, the monastery is a 20-minute drive from Thimphu city on the way to Tango and Cheri Monasteries, right across the road from another wall...

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