Buddha relics displayed at Ganden monastery in Mongolia

New Delhi, Jun 14: The four holy Kapilvastu relics of Bhagwan Buddha brought from India by a delegation, led by Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju, have been displayed with reverence and ceremonial fanfare at Garden Tegchenling Monastery in capital Ullanbaatar on Tuesday (Jun 14).

 

 

 

 

A holy procession was also carried out from Sukhbaatar Square near parliament to Ganden monastery. The four Kapilvastu relics, along with the relics of Buddha's tooth, blessed idol of Mongolians, have been put on display for 11 days. On the occasion, Kiren Rijiju said, "Several centuries ago, the spirit of Buddhism traversed from the Himalayan mountains of India into Mongolian steppes and became our precious shared heritage. Since then this shared spiritual connect continues to bind the people of our two nations."

 

 

 

 

 

Rijiju further added, "During the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, our relationship was elevated to strategic partnership and a special focus was accorded to the shared heritage of Buddhism between our two countries." Artist Mohit Chauhan, who is the cultural ambassador of Mongolia to India is also part of the Indian delegation.

 

Mongolian Parliament speaker Gombojav Zandanshatar recalled PM Modi's speech during 2015 visit where he said that the spiritual neighbourhood is the highest level of cooperation and relationship. He said, "So, it is a great symbol of our spiritual neighbourhood of bringing Buddha's relics to Mongolia."