Bhutan | A Spiritual Nation
Just as religious landmarks characterize the Kingdom’s history, the influence of religion is highly visible in every day life of the lay population. Bhutan is a spiritual nation. Hundreds of sacred monasteries, stupas, religious institutions, prayer flags and prayer wheels which dot the country side provide a strong infrastructure and atmosphere for the teachings of their living faith.
In both urban and rural Bhutan, religious ceremonies and rituals are performed regularly and with reverence. On auspicious days Bhutanese families make pilgrimages to monasteries to offer prayers and butter lamps. The horoscope of Bhutanese life is drawn from the scriptures. National and regional festivities, coinciding with the seasons, are major events for the entire population the year round. The Buddhist world, thus, regards the kingdom with special importance as the last bastion of Mahayana Buddhism. Earlier this century, an ethnic Nepalese minority, settled in the southern regions of the country, brought Hinduism, which is regarded in Bhutan as being closely related to Buddhism.
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