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|armiger          = [[Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck]]<br />([[Dragon King of Bhutan]])
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The '''State emblem of Bhutan''' (རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ལས་རྟགས་) maintains several elements of the [[flag of Bhutan]], with slightly different artistry, and contains [[Mahayana]] [[Buddhist symbolism]].

The state emblem of [[Bhutan]] was designed by a [[Mongolia]]n artist and it was commissioned by [[Ashi Tashi Dorji]], the sister of the Queen Grandmother. The ''[[Vajra|dorji]]'' was a weapon used by Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhāva) to quell evil spirits.<ref>Fischer, T & Tashi, T 2009, Bold Bhutan Beckons: Inhaling Gross National Happiness, CopyRight Publishing Company, Qld, Australia, p. 229.</ref>

The official description of the emblem is as follows:
{{blockquote|The national emblem, contained in a [[circle]], is composed of a double [[dorje|diamond-thunderbolt (dorje)]] placed above a [[Nelumbo nucifera|lotus]], surmounted by a [[Gemstone|jewel]] and framed by two [[Druk|dragons]]. The thunderbolt represents the [[harmony]] between secular and religious power. The lotus symbolizes [[wiktionary:Purity|purity]]; the jewel expresses [[Sovereignty|sovereign]] power; and the two dragons, [[male]] and [[female]], stand for the name of the country which they proclaim with their great voice, the [[thunder]].}}

==See also==
*[[Flag of Bhutan]]
*[[Druk tsendhen|Anthem of Bhutan]]
*[[National symbols of Bhutan]]
*[[Emblem of Tibet]]
*[[Emblem of Sikkim]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.kingdomofbhutan.com/kingdom/kingdom_2_.html Kingdom of Bhutan]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101113143233/http://www.bhutan.gov.bt/government/abt_nationalsymbols.php "National Symbols"], National Portal of Bhutan

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[[Category:National symbols of Bhutan]]
[[Category:National emblems|Bhutan]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with dragons|Bhutan]]


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