Mongolia, where Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism has been practiced since the first century AD, received the relics of the great monk Sariputta Mughal for the first time in the history of the Buddhist order recently (30).
The relics of the great monk, which were found during the excavations carried out during the British rule at the Sanchi Chaitya complex, built during the reign of King Ashoka, are currently enshrined in the Chetiyagiri Temple in Sanchi.
The relics of the great disciple are enshrined in the Sanchi Chethiyagiri Temple and the Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Society, which is the custodian of the relics, led by the Most Venerable Banagala Upatissa Thero, the Chief Sanghanayake of Japan, and the Governor of Assam, India, Lakshman Prasad Achsrya, and a group of distinguished representatives including Udugama Thapassi Thero, the custodian of the relics of Banagala Wimala Tissa Thero, were flown to Mongolia by a special Indian Air Force aircraft recently (30).
In Mongolia, the relics of the great disciple were received by the former President of Mongolia, Nambaryn Enkhbayar, and the Minister of Education of Mongolia, Narayan Bayar.
The relics will be kept for public worship at the Gandan Monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaabaatar for ten days from June 1st to June 10th, said Venerable Banagala Wimalatissa Thero, who arrived in Mongolia with the relics.
The Indian media reports that the relics arrived in Mongolia in response to the requests made by Mongolian President Ukhanagiin Kharelsukh, who visited India last year, to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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