20/08/2026
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Peling Dzongchen Lingka, a little about the name
It was around early spring, days since receiving a royal command to build a spiritual heritage, such that it resonated with the spirit and tenor of Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) as envisioned by His Majesty the King himself for the greater cause and good of, not just the nation and its people, but as a contribution to humanity, transcending borders, embracing the global community.
Entrusted with helping realise a figment of a grand royal vision, His Eminence Jigdrel Kunzang Pema Dorji, or fondly Sungtrul Rimpoche, lent considerable thought to a project worthy of such a lofty aspiration.
Peling Dzogchen Lingka was what transpired. It was going to be neither a temple, monastery, nor a stupa, forms of spiritual architecture in abundance across the country, but rather a spiritual initiative that blended with the very fabric of what GMC was envisioned to become.
According to Rimpoche, a Lingka (sanctuary), an open space of sort, for meditation, reflection, contemplation and rejuvenation would spread its benefit to people of all nationalities and all religious traditions. Above all, it would be a place where learning could flourish.
Firmly grounded in the profound rationale, Rimpoche named the project Peling Dzogchen Lingka.