Punakha
Britishnoun
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I told him about my day at the Punakha Dzong, and how I had looked around and hadn’t seen another Westerner in that sea of Buddhists.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2018
The most beautiful one we saw was in Punakha, where, on a spit of land between the Pho Chu and Mo Chu Rivers, the looming 17th-century dzong was surrounded by blooming jacaranda trees.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2018
Royal Thimphu is it for now, although there are a few other elementary Bhutanese courses, with sand greens, including one inside the grounds of the king's private retreat in Punakha.
From Golf Digest • Jul. 20, 2015
The Como group, which already has a luxury outpost in Paro, has just unveiled the Uma Punakha in Punakha.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2013
It is also said that an edition is printed at Punakha in Bhutan, and another in Mongolian at Kumbum.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
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