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Bhutan’s Massive Community Project: 108 Buddhist Stupas Raised by 40,000 Volunteers

In Gelephu, volunteers simultaneously erected 108 Buddhist stupas, each 15 metres tall.

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Key Points

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108 Buddhist stupas, 15 metres high, were raised in a single day.

Around 40,000 volunteers collaborated across Bhutan.

108 is a sacred Buddhist number representing spiritual cleansing.

Celebrations aligned with Lhabab Düchen and the king’s coronation anniversary.

The stupas create a 12‑kilometre corridor by the Mau Chhu river.

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The project involved about 40,000 participants, demonstrating large‑scale voluntary service.

The number 108 holds deep meaning in Buddhism, symbolising spiritual purification.

The event coincided with a major Buddhist holiday and the king’s eighteenth coronation anniversary.

The stupas form a 12‑kilometre spiritual corridor along the Mau Chhu river.

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7 words

Buddhist

related to the teachings of the Buddha, a spiritual guide from ancient times

stupa

a special tall building that holds sacred items and represents enlightenment

voluntary service

helping others without being paid, done because you want to

purification

the act of making something pure or free from negativity

coronation

the formal ceremony where a king is officially crowned

Lhabab Düchen

a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the Buddha’s return from heaven

sentient beings

any living creatures that can feel and think, like people and animals

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