Bhutan
Bhutan's Royal Kanjur Project completed
The 111 volumes of the Kanjur texts in gold calligraphy are currently present in the sacred chamber of Bhutan's iconic Buddhist monastery -Tashichhodzong.
The texts were rendered in gold calligraphy as a part of the Royal Kanjur Project that commenced in 2018, reports The Bhutan Live News.
Upon the completion of the Royal Kanjur Project this year, rendering Buddhist texts in gold calligraphy will continue for the preservation of Buddha’s teachings and its immeasurable benefits for the well-being of sentient beings, the news portal reported.
It took five years to complete the project.
The texts were consecrated by His Holiness the Je Khenpo during the naming ceremony of Her Royal Highness the Gyalsem on December 9, the news portal reported.
After the completion of the Royal Kanjur Project, the new Kanjur set has been fully recited by over a hundred monks from Tango, Pangrizampa, Semtokha, and Dechenphodrang monasteries dedicated as Kurim for Her Royal Highness the Gyalsem and the historic 116th National Day.
Lam Kezang Chophel, CEO of Office of the Holy Gold Script, was quoted as saying by the news portal: " In 2015 to 2016, after the birth of His Royal Highness Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel, Her Majesty Queen Mother Tshering Yangdoen Wangchuck, put forward a proposal to His Majesty, expressing her desire for Kanjur to be written in gold calligraphy as Kurim for His Royal Highness the Gyalsey and as a relic for the country. Following His Majesty’s decree, a Kanjur committee was established, marking the beginning of this initiative."
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