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Bhutan is the last Mahayana Buddhist kingdom nestled away in the Himalayas between India and China. Known for its unique richness in diversity combined with centuries old religion and philosophy, Buddhism came to this kingdom in the 8th century. [...]

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HEAD OF THE RELIGION

Bhutan is a Buddhist country and people refer to it as the last stronghold of Vajrayana Buddhism. Buddhism was first introduced by the Indian Tantric master Guru Padmasambhava in the 8th century. Till then people by and large worshipped all forms of nature, remnants [...]

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WHAT IS BUDDHISM?

In 563 or 566 B.C.E., a prince was born to a noble family of the Shakya clan, in a very beautiful park called Lumbini Grove, which lay in the foothills of the Himalayas (in present-day southern Nepal). This beautiful park was not far from the capital city of the Shakya kingdom, Kapilavastu [...]

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GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS (GNH)

Economists the world over has been arguing that the key to happiness is obtaining and enjoying material development. However, Bhutan tries to argue the case differently by advocating that amassing material growth does not necessarily lead to happiness. Defying this [...]

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SOCIETY

Bhutanese people can be generally categorized into three main ethnic groups. The Tshanglas, Ngalops and the Lhotshampas. The other minority groups are the Bumthaps and the Khengpas of Central Bhutan, the Kurtoeps in Lhuentse, the Brokpas and the Bramis of [...]

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ENVIRONMENT

Besides others that Bhutan can offer to the world, is its pristine environment that is almost intact. Our ecosystem is rich and diverse, because of its location, great geographical and climatic variations. Bhutan's high, rugged mountains and valleys boast of spectacular biodiversity, earning it a name as one of the world's ten [...]

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LANGUAGE

Bhutan is linguistically rich with over eighteen dialects being spoken in the country. The richness of the linguistic diversity can be attributed to the geographical disposition of the country with its high mountain passes and deep valleys that contributed to their survival [...]

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