The Constitute Project's text of Bhutan's 2008 Constitution, whose Article 3 names Buddhism the spiritual heritage of Bhutan promoting peace, non-violence, compassion and tolerance and names the Druk Gyalpo protector of all religions in the Kingdom, deliberately stopping short of naming Buddhism the state religion and requiring religious institutions to remain above politics.
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Citation
AuthorKingdom of Bhutan
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Bhutan_2008
Source Typeprimary source / official record
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the primary constitutional text, read for the exact wording of Article 3 rather than for secondary commentary. Connections
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This source names Bhutan directly: "The Constitute Project's text of Bhutan's 2008 Constitution, whose Article 3 names Buddhism the spiritual heritage of Bhutan promoting peace, non-violence, compassion and tolerance and names the..."
Source Bhutan 2008 Constitution (Constitute Project)Kingdom of Bhutan
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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