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  2. Buddhism in Bhutan - Wikipedia

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    Buddhism is the state religion of Bhutan.According to a 2012 report by the Pew Research Center, 74.7% of the country's population practices Buddhism. [1] [2]Although the Buddhism practiced in Bhutan originated in Tibetan Buddhism, it differs significantly in its rituals, liturgy, and monastic organization. [3]

  3. Religion in Bhutan - Wikipedia

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    Bhutan is a Buddhist country culturally, socially, politically, and constitutionally, and Buddhism plays a vital role in the cultural and spiritual heritage of the nation. [3] The official religion in Bhutan is Buddhism, which is practiced by 74.7% of the population;. [4] The rest of the population is mainly Hindu, Followed by 22.6% of the ...

  4. Category:Buddhism in Bhutan - Wikipedia

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    State religion in Bhutan (4 P) Stupas in Bhutan (4 P) T. Buddhist temples in Bhutan (2 C, 3 P) Tibetan Buddhism in Bhutan (1 C, 39 P) Pages in category "Buddhism in ...

  5. Drukpa Kagyu - Wikipedia

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    General Buddhist. Three marks of existence ... In Bhutan the Drukpa lineage is the dominant school and state ... Bhutan and Tibet attended this event and over 10,000 ...

  6. List of Buddhist temples in Bhutan - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, ... Buddhism in Bhutan; Dratshang Lhentshog; Dzong architecture; Membartsho; Architecture of Bhutan; List of Buddhist ...

  7. Dratshang Lhentshog - Wikipedia

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    The Dratshang Lhentshog (Dzongkha: གྲྭ་ཚང་ལྷན་ཚོགས་; Wylie: grwa-tshang lhan-tshogs) is the Commission for the Monastic Affairs of Bhutan. [1] Under the 2008 Constitution, it is the bureaucracy that oversees the Drukpa Kagyu sect of Buddhism, which is the state religion of Bhutan.

  8. Freedom of religion in Bhutan - Wikipedia

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    Mahayana Buddhism is the state religion. The Government discouraged both large and small religious gatherings of non-Buddhists, did not allow construction of non-Buddhist places of worship, and did not allow non-Buddhist missionaries to work in the country. No new buildings, including new places of worship, could be constructed without licenses.

  9. Buddhism by country - Wikipedia

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    This list of Buddhism by country shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 535 million people as of the 2010s, [1] [2] representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population. It also includes other entities such as some territories. Buddhism is the State religion in four countries — Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri ...