En-route to Punakha

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The Institute of Traditional Medicine was set up to supply traditional medicines and medical service,  It is also a training center for doctors where there is an emphasis on research into the medicinal properties of plants and herbs.  

These young men are not I think doctors in training, more likely guides waiting for their clients. As always they are immaculately turned out. 

 

School of Herbal Medicine.  The courses to become drungtsho (traditional doctors)  entails six to eight years of  study after high school. 
We were able to visit an exhibition room and were given a guided tour.

 http://priyank.com:80/travel/photo-gallery/bhutan-photo-gallery

The National Library. Founded by the Queen in 1967 houses the largest Buddhist library in the world as well as historical manuscripts in Dzongkha and Classical Tibetan.

 

 

 

 

My thanks to Priyank Thatte for the use of his photos here and below.

His blog and photographs can be found at the link under his photo to the left.

 

 

 

"Bhutan: a visual odyssey across the last Himalayan kingdom". 

The largest published book in the world is on display as you walk into the  Library.  A page is turned every month, if you can't stand the suspense you can have a copy printed to order for $15,000.

It will measure 5'X7' when open, take 24 hours to print and weigh 133 lbs

The proceeds are used in part to fund  education in Bhutan.

 
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