Central Monastic Body of Bhutan

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The Central Monastic Body of Bhutan is the country’s principal Buddhist monastic institution, led by the Je Khenpo and responsible for overseeing religious affairs and monastic education nationwide.

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Surface form Occurrences
Drukpa monastic administration 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastic institution
religious organization
aim maintenance of monastic discipline
preservation of Bhutan’s Buddhist cultural heritage
promotion of spiritual education
associatedWith Bhutanese state
Druk Gyalpo NERFINISHED
Royal Government of Bhutan NERFINISHED
basedIn Thimphu NERFINISHED
collaboratesWith Bhutanese civil administration NERFINISHED
country Bhutan NERFINISHED
follows Mahayana Buddhist doctrine
Vajrayana ritual practices
Vinaya
governs monastic discipline in Bhutan
standards for monastic education in Bhutan
hasComponent district monastic bodies
monastic schools
senior monastic council
hasHonorificName Zhung Dratshang NERFINISHED
hasMainSeat Tashichho Dzong NERFINISHED
headOf Je Khenpo NERFINISHED
influences Bhutanese culture
Bhutanese education in religious domains
Bhutanese national ceremonies
jurisdiction Buddhist monastic institutions in Bhutan
nationwide religious affairs in Bhutan
languageOfInstruction Dzongkha NERFINISHED
languageOfScriptureStudy Classical Tibetan NERFINISHED
leaderTitle Je Khenpo NERFINISHED
partOf religious structure of Bhutan
regionServed Kingdom of Bhutan NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
religiousTradition Drukpa Kagyu NERFINISHED
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
responsibleFor advising the state on religious matters
conduct of national religious festivals
management of major monasteries in Bhutan
monastic curriculum
ordination of monks
preservation of Buddhist teachings in Bhutan
state religious ceremonies
training of Buddhist monks
role oversees monastic education in Bhutan
oversees religious affairs in Bhutan
typeOfOrganization centralized monastic authority

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Dechen Phodrang Monastery governingBody Central Monastic Body of Bhutan
Hemis Monastery governingBody Central Monastic Body of Bhutan
this entity surface form: Drukpa monastic administration
Tashichho Dzong houses Central Monastic Body of Bhutan