Four holy relics of Lord Buddha arrived in Mongolia on Monday for an 11-day display. A 25-member delegation, led by Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, accompanied the holy relics.

The holy relics were received ceremoniously and with great reverence at Ulaanbaatar International Airport by Ch Nomin, Minister of Culture of Mongolia, Saranchimeg, MP/Chairman of India-Mongolia Friendship Group, Khamba Nomun Khan , adviser to the president of Mongolia, and a large number of monks, the Ministry of Culture said in a statement.

Rijiju said the historical relations between India and Mongolia will be further strengthened with the arrival of Kapilvastu relics to Mongolia.

The Union minister also said that through the delegation, India is carrying Buddha’s message of peace to the world.

Rijiju also informed that the main Buddha statue of Gandan Monastery was donated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 to the Mongolian people and installed in 2018.

He also said that the Mongolian people have a strong connection with India and regard India as a source of wisdom. The holy relics were then ceremonially received at Gandan Monastery amid prayers and Buddhist chanting. A large number of Mongols gathered to pay homage to the sacred relics of the Buddha. The relics were handed over to Gandan Monastery in the presence of Buddhist monks for safekeeping ahead of its 11-day exhibition beginning on Tuesday.

The relics left Delhi with the delegation on Sunday evening after a customary ceremony. These are among the 22 special relics kept in the National Museum of the Ministry of Culture.

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