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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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 ⓘ
Royal Government of Bhutan ⓘ
basedIn Thimphu ⓘ
collaboratesWith Bhutanese civil administration ⓘ
country Bhutan ⓘ
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 ⓘ
hasMainSeat Tashichho Dzong ⓘ
headOf Je Khenpo ⓘ
influences Bhutanese culture ⓘ
Bhutanese education in religious domains ⓘ
Bhutanese national ceremonies ⓘ
jurisdiction Buddhist monastic institutions in Bhutan ⓘ
nationwide religious affairs in Bhutan ⓘ
languageOfInstruction Dzongkha ⓘ
languageOfScriptureStudy Classical Tibetan ⓘ
leaderTitle Je Khenpo ⓘ
partOf religious structure of Bhutan ⓘ
regionServed Kingdom of Bhutan ⓘ
linked to: Bhutan
religion Buddhism ⓘ
religiousTradition Drukpa Kagyu ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana
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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Tashichho Dzong → houses → Central Monastic Body of Bhutan ⓘ
Hemis Monastery → governingBody → Drukpa monastic administration ⓘ
linked to: Central Monastic Body of Bhutan
Dechen Phodrang Monastery → governingBody → Central Monastic Body of Bhutan ⓘ