Tsukyik: 1 definition

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Tsukyik means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: Mandala Texts: Yikzo: The Art of Calligraphy

Tsukyik (ཚུགས་ཡིག་) refers to Uchen (དབུ་ཅན་): the most common script used in Bhutan for religious scriptures and major writings.—The traditional Bhutanese literati talk about the 360 different kinds of scripts based on the lists of scripts mentioned in Buddhist texts received from India. However, only a few scripts are used in Bhutanese calligraphic tradition. The most common script used in Bhutan for religious scriptures and major writings is the Uchen (དབུ་ཅན་) script. This Tibetan script is also known as Tsukyik (ཚུགས་ཡིག་) in Bhutan and is the main script used for writing books, prayers and letters in Bhutan.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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