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- Description: The Rinpung Dzong, also known as Paro Dzong is a fortress-monastery overlooking the Paro valley was built Padma Sambhava at the beginning of the tenth century. Built with stones instead of clay, the Dzong was named Rinpung, meaning "heaps of jewels" but Rinpung and all its treasures were destroyed by the fire in 1907. It was rebuilt by the Penlop Dawa Penjor after the fire. Housed within its walls is a collection of sacred masks and costumes. Some date back several centuries; others were contributed by Dawa Penjor and his successor Penlop Tshering Penjor in recent times. Paro, Bhutan. November 20, 2007.
- Credits: Indranil (Germany) Kishor/Majority World
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- Description: The Rinpung Dzong, also known as Paro Dzong is a fortress-monastery overlooking the Paro valley was built Padma Sambhava at the beginning of the tenth century. Built with stones instead of clay, the Dzong was named Rinpung, meaning "heaps of jewels" but Rinpung and all its treasures were destroyed by the fire in 1907. It was rebuilt by the Penlop Dawa Penjor after the fire. Housed within its walls is a collection of sacred masks and costumes. Some date back several centuries; others were contributed by Dawa Penjor and his successor Penlop Tshering Penjor in recent times. Paro, Bhutan. November 20, 2007.
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