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Bhutan builds 108 stupas for mindfulness city in tourism push

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France-Presse, A. (2026, November 1). Bhutan builds 108 stupas for mindfulness city in tourism push. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3372902/bhutan-builds-108-stupas-mindfulness-city-tourism-push

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Bhutan is constructing 108 Buddhist stupas along a 12-kilometer stretch near its border with India to promote a new "mindfulness" city aimed at boosting tourism and economic growth. Over 40,000 volunteers participated in the effort, which began late Sunday night, building these 15-meter tall monuments as enduring symbols of prayer and spiritual devotion.

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On November 1, 2026, over 40,000 volunteers built 108 Buddhist stupas along a 12 km stretch of the Mau Chhu River near Gelephu in Bhutan, marking the beginning of the construction for the future Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC). This event is part of Bhutan’s plan to create a global economic hub centered around spirituality. The 108 chortens, or stupas of enlightenment, were enshrined with Buddhist relics primarily from India but also from other countries like Malaysia and Thailand. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk envisions the GMC as a significant tourism attraction to drive economic growth in Bhutan.

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Bhutan builds 108 stupas for mindfulness city in tourism push More than 40,000 volunteers took part in building the structures as ‘a physical form of prayer made permanent in stone and earth’ Tens of thousands of volunteers helped raise 108 Buddhist stupas in Bhutan on Sunday, marking the Himalayan kingdom’s ambitious plans for a “mindfulness” city aimed at driving economic growth.

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Bhutan builds 108 stupas for mindfulness city in tourism push · assertive framing

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thousands → build → growth

The 15-metre tall solid towers – sacred Buddhist monuments found across the Himalayas – stretch along 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) of riverbank near the Indian border, at the site of the future Gelephu Mindfulness City. asserted

towers → find → City

More than 40,000 volunteers took part in building the structures as “a physical form of prayer made permanent in stone and earth”, after starting work after midnight, officials said. asserted

officials → take → midnight