Tawang’s Buddha Relics Exposition Moves Across Arunachal Pradesh This Month
Sacred Piprahwa relics from the National Museum are on public display in Tawang before travelling to Bomdila and Namsai.
The sacred Piprahwa relics of Shakyamuni Buddha are on public display at Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh, opening a three-stop exposition that will run through the state this month.
The relics were brought from the National Museum in New Delhi and ceremonially received in Tawang on 31 October. The programme is being organised by the Ministry of Culture with the Arunachal Pradesh government, the International Buddhist Confederation and the National Museum.
The Tawang display runs from 1 to 7 November. It will then move to TGL Monastery, or Lower Gompa, in Bomdila from 8 to 13 November, followed by the Golden Pagoda in Namsai from 14 to 20 November. The relics are scheduled to return to the National Museum on 21 November.
The accompanying exhibition traces the archaeological discovery at Piprahwa and the history of relic veneration. For the communities hosting it, the programme is both a religious gathering and a rare public encounter with material connected to India’s Buddhist heritage.
