Bhutanese Buddhism and Its Culture Chenrezig copper statue The eight auspicious symbols are The eight auspicious symbols are soldered at the bottom part of the incense burner this is a beautifully sized and detailed partly gold plated Manjushri statue Bhutan attracts interest from many oriental scholars Bhutan is also seeing a phenomenal growth in interest from many multi disciplinary researchers who are adapting different political and economic frameworks in trying to understand the unique approach to development in this country that is best expressed in its national development philosophy of Gross National Happiness