Overview
- The Piprahwa relics landed in Paro on Saturday and were received with prayers by senior monks and the Queen Mother.
- The relics will be enshrined for public veneration at the Kuenrey Hall of Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu from November 8 to 18.
- An Indian delegation led by Union Minister Virendra Kumar is accompanying the relics alongside senior monks and officials.
- International Buddhist Confederation exhibitions accompany the exposition, including Sacred Legacy of the Shakyas and Life and Teachings of the Buddha.
- Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay praised the gesture as a sign of spiritual collaboration, calling it a gift from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Bhutanese people.