New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the inauguration of the ‘Sacred Exposition of the Holy Relics of the Tathagata’ in Leh, and said it offers a valuable opportunity for people from across Ladakh to pay their respects.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated a sacred holy relics exposition of Tathagata Buddha and the 2569th Buddha Purnima celebrations in Leh during his two-day visit to Ladakh.
“It is a matter of immense delight that yesterday, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the ‘Sacred Exposition of the Holy Relics of the Tathagata’ was inaugurated in Leh,” PM Modi said in a post on ‘X’.
The prime minister said these revered relics are linked to the Piprahwa Stupa in Kapilavastu and were excavated in the closing years of the nineteenth century. They embody the enduring teachings of Lord Buddha, he said.
PM Modi said this exposition will continue until May 14 and in the coming days, it will also travel to Zanskar.
“It offers a valuable opportunity for people from across Ladakh to pay their respects. It will also boost spiritual and cultural tourism in Ladakh,” he said.
The revered Piprahwa relics of Tathagata Buddha — ancient sacred remains and associated objects linked to the lord discovered at Piprahwa, near the Nepal border in the present-day Uttar Pradesh — arrived in Leh on Wednesday.
