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    Driglam namzha

    The Driglam Namzha (Tibetan: ི ག་ལམ་ མ་གཞག་ , Wylie: sgrig lam rnam gzhag) is the official code of
    etiquette and dress code of Bhutan. It governs how citizens should dress in public as well as how they should
    behave in formal settings. It also regulates a number of cultural assets such as art and architecture. In English,
    driglam means "order, discipline, custom, rules, regimen"[1] and namzha means "system",[1] though the term
    may be styled "The Rules for Disciplined Behavior".

    Contents
    History
    Clothing
    Architecture
    See also
    References

    History
    The Driglam Namzha traces its roots directly back to the 17th-century pronouncements of Ngawang Namgyal,
    the first Zhabdrung Rinpoche, a Tibetan lama and military leader who sought to unify Bhutan not only
    politically but also culturally. He established guidelines for dzong architecture, the characteristic monastery-
    fortresses of Bhutan. He also established many of the traditions of the tshechu "district festival" such as the
    Cham dance. The guidelines were intentionally codified to encourage the emergence of a distinctively-
    Bhutanese identity.

    In 1989, the government elevated the status of the dress code from recommended to mandatory. All citizens
    were then required to observe the dress code in public during business hours. The decree was resented by
    Lhotshampas in the southern lowlands, who complained about being forced to wear the clothing of the Ngalop
    people.[2][3]

    Clothing
    Under the Driglam Namzha, men wear a heavy knee-length robe tied with a belt, called a gho, which is folded
    in such a way to form a pocket in front of the stomach. Women wear long-sleeved blouses called wonju made
    of silk, polyester, or lightweight cotton, over which they fold and clasp a large rectangular cloth called a "kira,"
    thereby creating an ankle-length dress. A short silk jacket or toego may be worn over the kira. Everyday gho
    and kira are cotton or wool according to the season, patterned in simple checks and stripes in earth tones. For
    special occasions and festivals, varicolored, patterned silk kira, and, more rarely, gho, may be worn.

    Additional rules apply when visiting a dzong or a temple, and when appearing before a high-level official. A
    white, raw silk sash with fringes called a kabney is worn by commoner men from the left shoulder to opposite
    hip, as other colors are reserved for officials and monks. Women wear a rachu, a narrow embroidered cloth
    draped over the left shoulder.
    Architecture
    The Driglam Namzha codifies the traditional rules for the
    construction of the religious, military, administrative, and
    social centers of Bhutan, which are amalgamated into
    fortresses known as dzongs. No plans are drawn up nor
    are nails allowed in their construction. Under the direction
    of an inspired lama, citizens build dzongs as part of their
    tax obligation to the state. As recently as 1998, by decree,
    all buildings must be constructed with varicolored wood
    frontages, small arched windows, and sloping roofs.[2]
    Bhutanese people in national dress.
    See also
    Culture of Bhutan
    History of Bhutan
    Dzong architecture
    Lhotshampa
    Bhutanese refugees

    References
    1. "Dharma Dictionary" (https://web.archive.org/we
    b/20100328014624/http://www.diamondway-bud
    dhism.org/diction/diction.htm). Diamond Way
    Buddhism. 1996. Archived from the original (htt A Bhutanese house in Paro with varicolored
    p://www.diamondway-buddhism.org/diction/dictio wood frontages, small arched windows, and a
    n.htm) on March 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01. sloping roof.
    2. "Country profile – Bhutan: a land frozen in time"
    (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profile/54627.
    stm). BBC News online. 1998-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
    3. "Bhutan country profile" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1166513.stm).
    BBC News online. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-10-01.

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