Buddha’s tooth relic arrives in Bhutan

Sunday, October 2, 2011
His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Their Majesties the Queen Mothers, and Their Royal Highnesses the Princes and Princesses offered prayers and received blessings from the sacred tooth relics of Lord Buddha and his two chief disciples.
The relics of Lord Buddha, Sangay Shacha Thupa, and his two chief disciples, Sharibu and Mougelgibu will be displayed at the Tendrey Thang from tomorrow till Wednesday.
The relics will be kept in the country for a month. They will also be displayed in Punakha, Tsirang, Trongsa, Monggar, Trashigang and Samdrup Jongkhar.
The relics arrived in the Kingdom today with the Prime Minister who was returning home after attending the 66^th UN general assembly in New York.
They belong to the Maha Bodhi Society which has its headquarters in Kolkata, India. The Prime Minister is the president of the Maha Bodhi Society.
Arriving at the Paro Airport, the sacred relics were received in a chipdrel procession by the Tsugla Lopen of central monastic body, cabinet ministers, and senior government officials, monks of the Paro rabdey, dzongkhag officials and local leaders.
They were brought to Bhutan on the request of the Prime Minister. They will remain in Bhutan for one month.
This is the first time that the relics were brought to Bhutan.
On his way back home from the UN general assembly in New York, the Prime Minister attended the Maha Bodhi Society’s 114^th Annual General Meeting in Kolkata, India.
Lyonchen Jigmi Yoeser Thinley made offerings and prayers for the wellbeing of all sentient beings and protection from natural calamities. He also offered prayers for the victims of the recent earthquake in India.

collections of Yangka Tamang

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