Bumthang people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30,000+ | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism, Bon | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kheng, Ngalop, Sharchops |
The Bumthangpa or Bumthang people are an ethnic group of central
Kurtöpkha
are dialects of what he calls "a single Greater Bumthang" language.
Bumthangpa are ethnolinguistically same as the Kheng people and Kurtöp people of central Bhutan. They are devoted followers of Tibetan Buddhism and the Nyingma tradition is widely practised across the region. A renowned 14th century Buddhist saint, Pema Lingpa, was born in Bumthang.[4] Similarly, there are a number of secular and religious noble families, of which the Dung family is the oldest.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Lewis, M. Pau,l ed. (2009). "Bumthangkha". Ethnologue. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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- ^ van Driem, George (1994). Language policy in Bhutan. In Michael Aris and Michael Hutt (ed) Bhutan: Aspects of Culture and Development (PDF). Gartmore: Kiscadale Publications. pp. 87–106. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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- ^ Ardussi, John (2004). "he Gdung Lineages OF Central & Eastern Bhutan–A Reappraisal OF THEIR Origin, Based ON Literary Sources. In Ura, Karma & Sonam Kinga (eds) The Spider and the Piglet" (PDF). The Centre for Bhutan Studies: 60-72. Retrieved 20 June 2022.