Sacred Buddha relics travel to Bhutan for an eleven-day public exposition

The sacred relics of the Lord Buddha embarked on a journey to Bhutan on Saturday a gesture of spiritual and cultural fellowship between India and BhutanThe relics enshrined at the National Museum in New Delhi were taken to Thimphu on an Indian Air Force aircraft accompanied by a highlevel delegation led by Dr Virendra Kumar Union Minister of Social Justice and EmpowermentThe public exposition scheduled between November 8 and 18 is part of the Global Peace Prayer Festival GPPF which aims to promote world peace and humanitys healing coinciding with the 70th birthday anniversary of Bhutans fourth King Jigme Singye WangchukBhutan the only Vajrayana kingdom places great significance on this event showcasing its deeprooted Buddhist heritageThe relics will be displayed at the Kuenrey Hall of Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu a historic seat of Bhutans government and monastic bodyThree special exhibitions will accompany the exposition exploring the life of Guru Padmasambhava the excavation of Buddha relics and the Buddhas teachingsOn November 4 the Global Peace Prayer Festival 2025 began at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu with Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in attendanceThe festival marks the start of a landmark 13day spiritual gathering that brings together Buddhist leaders practitioners and peace advocates from around the world from November 4 to 17It seeks to unite spiritual leaders and practitioners from all Buddhist traditions to foster peace compassion and harmony in a world increasingly marked by conflict and divisionOrganised by the Royal Government of Bhutan the Global Peace Prayer Festival features sacred rituals a nonsectarian Global Peace Prayer the mass recitation of Bazaguru public blessings and the Kalachakra EmpowermentEminent lamas scholars and practitioners from Theravada Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions are participating reflecting Bhutans effort to harness the transformative power of lovingkindness and awareness for global harmonyThe festival commenced with the sacred ritual of Jabzhi Dhoechog conducted by the Central Monastic Body at Kuenselphodrang This rare ritual performed on a grand scale combines peaceful offerings with wrathful protection to cleanse and purify the body speech and mind of negative karmaAt Changlimithang Ground representatives from various Buddhist sects will join in a unified Global Peace Prayer offering prayers for world peace in multiple languages including English Tibetan and Dzongkha with simultaneous translations provided during teachings and empowermentsEminent lamas will offer public blessings to devotees followed by the mass recitation of the Bazaguru mantra a collective act of mindfulness and devotion uniting participants in a shared aspiration for global peaceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever