What is Rabdey ?

Rabdeys

Rabdey” (རབ་སྡེ) refers to the monastic body in Bhutan, which functions as the religious counterpart to the administrative system. Each dzongkhag (district) in Bhutan has a Rabdey, which consists of monks under the central monastic body, headed by a Lopon or Lam Neten.
Each Rabdey is responsible for performing religious ceremonies, preserving Buddhist teachings, and assisting in state religious functions. 

Below are the list of Rabdey preformed in Bhutan;

Sl No.NameDzongkhag
1Pung-Thim DratshangWangdue Phodrang 
2Wangdue RabdeyWangdue Phodrang 
3Rinpung RabdeyParo 
4Dagana RabdeyDagana
5Choetse RabdeyTrongsa
6Zhemgang RabdeyZhemgang
7Tashigang RabdeyTrashigang
8Mongar RabdeyMongar
9Lhuentse RabdeyLhuentse
10Tsirang RabdeyTsirang
11Gelephu RabdeySarpang
12Haa RabdeyHaa
13Pemagatshel RabdeyPemagatshel
14Samtse RabdeySamtse
15Chukha RabdeyChukha
16Gasa RabdeyGasa
17Tashiyangtse RabdeyTashiyangtse
18Samdrup Jongkhar RabdeySamdrup Jongkhar
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