The sacred relics of Lord Buddha, currently housed at the National Museum in New Delhi, will be taken to Bhutan for public exposition from November 8 to 18 as part of the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF) in Thimphu. The event coincides with the 70th birth anniversary of Bhutan’s fourth king, Jigme Singye Wangchuk.

A delegation led by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar, along with senior monks and officials, will accompany the relics. This marks the second time the relics will be displayed in Bhutan, the first being in 2011 during the wedding celebrations of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

The relics will be placed for public viewing at the Kuenrey Hall of Tashichho Dzong, an important administrative and monastic centre in the Bhutanese capital. B

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