Bhikkhunīs (nuns) of all ages make up most of the assembly reciting the mantras 100,000 times while facing the gigantic $47m Buddha Dordenma statue which was built to celebrate the 60th ...

While hundred-year old monasteries are a common sight throughout Bhutan, one of the newer additions is the Buddha Dordenma Statue in Thimphu. At a height of 169 feet, it is one of the largest ...