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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Maitreya Heart Shrine Relic Tour to arrive in Gangtok on 24 Nov

GANGTOK, 08 Nov: A precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha and many other Buddhist masters is taken around the world in the Maitreya Heart Shrine Relic Tour. This relic tour is coming to Sikkim this month, scheduled to halt here from 24 November to 01 December at Tsuklakhang monastery here.
Chief Minister Pawan Chamling is scheduled to attend the opening day of the week-long programme here in Gangtok as the chief guest.
Tashi Dadul, chairperson of the Relics Exposition committee, informs that the relics embody the master’s spiritual qualities of compassion and wisdom.
“The relics are clearly visible inside display cases that encircle a life-size, golden statue of the Maitreya Buddha. Visitors can participate in a Blessing Ceremony where the relics of the Buddha are gently placed on the crown of the visitor’s head for a personal blessing,” he informs.
Eventually, the relics will be enshrined in a 150-ft bronze statue of Maitreya Buddha to be built in Bodhgaya. The Relics were collected over many years by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the Spiritual Founder of the Relic Tour.
The tour hopes to bring the blessings of the Relics and the experience of loving kindness to as many people around the world as possible by creating inspiring events, encouraging respect and genuine openness resulting in widespread happiness and the conditions for world peace, states KC Nima, the coordinator of the tour when it is here in Sikkim. This is also the mission statement of the Maitreya Buddha relic’s tour of the world, he adds.
For more information on the World Tour and its Sikkim visit, one can contact chief coordinators Tashi Dadul and KN Tamang on 9474522440 and 9434486797 respectively. Coordinator, KC Nima can also be contacted at 9434448617 for any details of the programme for which entry is free. The organizers also inform that the donations collected from the event will be used for the construction of the Maitreya Buddha statue at Bodhgaya.

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