Rise of the Zhabdrung
By the 16th century the
political arena was still fragmented between many local chiefs, each
controlling his own territory and engaging in petty feuds with the
others. There were numerous monasteries competing for superiority and
the lamas of western Bhutan were working to extend their influence to
the east of the country.
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十七世紀─夏宗法王的時代
16世紀的不丹，仍然處於眾多地方首領所分據的狀態，每個人掌控著自己的領土，彼此間相互爭奪戰鬥。同時許多的寺院為取得優勢相互競爭，僧眾們也努力地向不丹東部擴大其影響力。
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九到十六世紀的不丹
在第9世紀，由於藏王朗達瑪（Langdharma，赤松德贊Trisong Detsen的孫子）於西元836~842統治西藏 ，他禁止佛教傳布，迫害僧眾、破壞寺院，即所謂的「滅法期」。在此期間，許多的僧侶逃離西藏，避難到不丹的境內。儘管後來朗達瑪遭到殺害，佛教再度復興，但當時的西藏仍處於政治動盪，許多的僧侶和藏人遷移到不丹的西部定居。
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蓮花生大士的拜訪
據史書記述，在西1746年，蓮花生大士（Padmasambhava）第一次造訪不丹。當時在不丹的本塘（Bumthang）地區的國王（Sendha Gyab
，亦作Sindhu Raja），他和不丹南部的一個印度國王發生爭戰，這次爭戰的結果造成本塘國王被惡魔所纏身，這時只能尋求一位具有法力高強的密咒乘上師才能驅除它，而這位偉大的上師就是舉世聞名的蓮花生大士，又被稱為咕嚕仁波切（Guru Rinpoche）。
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Bhutan History - Introduction
Bhutan’s early history is steeped in Buddhist folklore and mythology;
it features tremendous deeds and beings with supernatural powers. It’s
said that a saint who had the ability to appear in eight different
forms, one of them being Guru Rinpoche, visited Bhutan on a flying tiger
and left the imprint of his body and his hat on rocks. School texts
describe demons that threatened villages and destroyed temples until
captured through magic and converted to Buddhism. Tales abound of ghosts
who destroyed temples, and angels who rebuilt them.
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Early History
Many of the important events
in the country’s early history involved saints and religious leaders and
were therefore chronicled only in scriptures. Most of these original
documents were destroyed in fires in the printing works of Sonagatsel in
1828 and in Punakha Dzong in 1832. Much of what was left in the old
capital of Punakha was lost in an earthquake in 1897 and more records
were lost when Paro Dzong burned in 1907. Therefore much of the early history of Bhutan
relies on reports from British explorers, on legend and folklore, and
the few manuscripts that escaped these disasters.
Archaeological
evidence suggests Bhutan was inhabited as early as 1500–2000 BC by
nomadic herders who lived in low-lying valleys in winter and moved their
animals to high pastures in summer. Many Bhutanese still live this way
today. The valleys of Bhutan provided relatively easy access across the
Himalaya, and it is believed that the Manas River valley was used as a
migration route from India to Tibet.
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