Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone: Exhibition of Sacred Relics from Nepal, India

Sacred artifacts from Nepal and Bhutan are to be exhibited at the Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone, which has been organized by the Gangaramaya Vihara in Hunupitiya and the Prime Minister’s office.

A statement from the Prime Minister’s office said the ‘Dipankara' Buddha Statue brought from Bhutan, the Shakya Muni Statue brought from Nepal and the Maithri Bodhi Sathwa Statue would be on display at the Vesak Zone.

The sacred relics of Buddha brought from Pakistan and India -- relics brought to Sri Lanka for the first time from Varanasi in India and relics exhibited at the Takshila Museum in Pakistan would be on display from 7.00 p.m. to 4.00 a.m. from April 29 to May 3.

The Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone will be inaugurated by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe at 4.00 p.m. on April 29.