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In East Asian mythologies, the dragon retains its prestige and is conceived as a beneficent creature, means power and royalty, emblem of the imperial family.

Gangteng Monastery, Gangtey Gonpa or Gangtey Monastery, of the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism, located in the Wangdue Phodrang District. The Royal Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan, mountainous country in the Himalayas known for its monasteries, fortresses (or dzongs) and dramatic landscapes, ranging from subtropical plains to steep mountains and valleys, all of which are popular trekking destinations. Most famous landmark is Paro Taktsang monastery or Tiger’s Nest, clinging to precipitous cliffs above Paro Valley. Its Capital is Thimphu

Chinese dragon paint on door of temple

A closeup shot of a Buddhist painting with mural dragons

A weathered panel on a wooden balcony at the Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest temples in the Paro Valley in Bhutan. The panel represents the snow lion, a symbol associated with the Buddha's teachings. The snow lion symbolizes fearlessness, unconditional cheerfulness, east and the earth element.

Traditional Chinese dragon painting at the Chinese temple door in Thailand

Traditional souvenirs shop in Bhutan

Colourful dragon in a temple in Hanoi, Vietnam. Stone

Picture of a sea dragon painted on a wooden door. It symbolically guards the entrance of the Thian Hock Keng Temple at Telok Ayer Street in Singapore.

A close-up, eye-level shot of an ornate, colorful sculpture featuring a mythical creature with a dragon-like head and an elephant's trunk, set against a clear, bright blue sky. The intricate details of its scales, tusks, and expressive eyes are in sharp focus, highlighting traditional Nepalese artistry.

Rich decorated pillar of the Trashigang Dzong monastery in Bhutan, Asia

Traditional Chinese dragon sculpture on the stone stele

A wall painting, representing a tiger, at the Paro Monastery in Bhutan. Religious Paintings and statues ore in the public domain. Bhutanese art is anonymous, religious and as a result it has no aesthetic function by itself. A Bhutanese does not view a painting or a statue as a work of art but as a religious work. Paintings are not signed, paintings have no copyright. This is all well explained in Françoise Pommaret’s “Bhutan, Himalayan Mountain Kingdom” edited by Odyssey Books & guides.

blue kirin painting on granite wall in Chinese shrine

28.09.2021. HOHHOT, CHINA: The entrance to the Buddhist temple in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia province, China

Close up of Bhutan flag.

Picture of sea dragons painted on a wooden door. It symbolically guards the entrance of the Thian Hock Keng Temple at Telok Ayer Street in Singapore. It is the oldest Hokkien Temple, built in 1820 in Singapore.

Antique Chinese mural at Chinese temple in Thailand. The temple open to the public to watch. And allowed to take photos in the temple. no restriction in copy or use, no name of artist appear. This photo is taken under these conditions.

Temple Painting, Bhutan

Chinese dragon painting on wall of temple in Thailand. No any trademark or restrict matter in this photo.

A chinese dragon on temple wall.

Ulan Bator, Mongolia - July 3, 2016: Bas relief of a dragon on a wall at the historic Bogd Khan Palace (Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan), in the southern area of Ulan Bator.

Vintage Chinese dragon painted on the ceiling from lungshan temple in Lukang, Taiwan.

Pattern of Chinese dragon,

Buddha in Kuan Yin temple, Koh-Phangan island, Thailand. Kuan Yin temple is the main buddhist temple and meditation center on Koh Phangan

Beautiful traditional Bhutanese building is constructed with multi-colored wood frontages and involving with religious symbol such as Dhamma-wheel.

Chinese dragon mural

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The national flag of Bhutan - one of the national symbols of Bhutan. The flag is based upon the tradition of the Drukpa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and features Druk, the Thunder Dragon of Bhutanese mythology.

$Thimphu, Bhutan: Simtokha Dzong, aka Sangak Zabdhon Phodrang (\$

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