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Painting illustrating the ancient Tibetan Buddhist tale of the Four Friends or Harmonious Brothers on a wall. The four friends are an elephant, a monkey, a hare (sometimes a rabbit) and a partridge (sometimes a peacock or grouse). The fable relates both to the status due to age and cooperation. The four friends establish their ages and hence rank by recounting their earliest recollections of a banyan tree. By cooperating the four firends can reach fruit high in a fruit tree. There is also a picture of a bearded man with a white hat and robes holding an agressive looking yak on a leash. Paro Dzong, Druk Yul, Bhutan. 10 November 2007

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Michael Grant
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Bhutan, Things
Painting illustrating the ancient Tibetan Buddhist tale of the Four Friends or Harmonious Brothers on a wall. The four friends are an elephant, a monkey, a hare (sometimes a rabbit) and a partridge (sometimes a peacock or grouse). The fable relates both to the status due to age and cooperation. The four friends establish their ages and hence rank by recounting their earliest recollections of a banyan tree. By cooperating the four firends can reach fruit high in a fruit tree. There is also a picture of a bearded man with a white hat and robes holding an agressive looking yak on a leash. Paro Dzong, Druk Yul, Bhutan. 10 November 2007