@royalgracee: 30 August 2026: The 12th Tai Situpa, Pema Dönyö Nyingche, offered sacred relics for the 108 Jangchub Chortens to be built in Gelephu Mindfulness City, and presented two immensely sacred ringsel to His Majesty The King at Sarpang Dzong today. The relics, associated with Sangay Shakya Thupa and Sangay Yoelsung, are said to be over 900 years old. Their Majesties and Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel, Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck, Gyalsem Sonam Yangden, and Tai Situ Rinpoche offered prayers at the Sarpang Dzong. The 108 Jangchub Chortens, each 15 metres tall and spaced 108 metres apart, will be raised together by thousands of volunteers on a single, coordinated day on 1 November 2026. A Royal Initiative of His Majesty The King, the profound spiritual project is also a reaffirmation of the power of unity in achieving even the most daunting of tasks. The project has given coordinating teams valuable experience in organising work of this scale, brought together Bhutanese who have offered funds and signed up to volunteer, and given Buddhists around the world the opportunity to accumulate merit by contributing to a dharma initiative. Meanwhile, the seventh round of the GMC volunteer programme concluded today, with more than 3,000 volunteers having taken part in three days of work on three sites across Gelephu Mindfulness City. Volunteers were drawn from the business community, civil service, private and corporate sectors, GMC residents, armed forces, Gyalsung, Desuung, Pelsung, the monastic community, retirees, senior citizens, and Bhutanese living abroad. In the afternoon, Their Majesties, Their Royal Highnesses and Tai Situ Rinpoche joined volunteers and coordinators who gathered to partake in Royal Tokha to celebrate the successful conclusion of the programme.