The Independent - News Photos show Buddhist stupas taking shape at Bhutan's planned Mindfulness City Buddhist masters gathered in Gelpo, Bhutan, as volunteers built stupas symbolizing the Enlightenment Buddhas in a procession-like line along the Mao Chu River. The visitors prayed and sang. The monuments are part of the Gelpo Mindfulness City, envisioned by the King of Bhutan to boost the economy while embracing Buddhist values. The city has been developing in stages over several decades.