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 | | According to the historian, Dzongs built before the arrival of Zhabdrung were mainly for spiritual purposes, propagating the drukpa kagyu sect of Buddhism. |
 | | Dzongs built by Zhabdrung, especially the eight dzongs, were profoundly for defence and the dual system of governance based on the drukpa kagyu tradition, while the desis basically followed the footsteps of Zhabdrung. |
 | | “Lam Ngawang Chogyel, a staunch founder of drukpa kagyu tradition built many dzongs as an important religious center of the drukpa kagyu tradition. |
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