New Delhi (thestates.news)| The sacred Relics of the Buddha from the National Museum, New Delhi will travel to Russia’s Kalmykia Republic for the First Exposition and will be accompanied by a high level delegation of senior Indian and international Monks to bless and enable prayers by the predominantly Buddhist population of the region.
The Ministry of Culture, Government of India in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), National Museum, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) are organising for the first time an exposition of the sacred Buddha Relic that are enshrined in the National Museum at the 3rd International Buddhist Forum to be held in Elista, the capital of Russia’s Kalmykia Republic, from September 24-28, 2025.
The highlight of the forum, themed “Buddhism in the New Millennium,” will be the Shakyamuni’s Sacred Relics from India, four exhibitions organised by IBC and the National Museum, and three Special academic lectures. The Relics will be enshrined in the main Buddhist monastery in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, known as the Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery, also called the “Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha.” This is a significant Tibetan Buddhist centre, opened for the public in 1996 and is surrounded by the Kalmyk steppe.
Earlier, a high-level delegation of Monks from Kalmykia had visited India and requested the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Kiren Rijiju for the sacred Relics of the Buddha to be taken to their hometown for veneration and blessings.(S-PIB)
