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Buddhist relics on exhibition this weekend

Buddhist relics on exhibition this weekend in Williams Lake.

The Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour, a free public exhibition of ancient and sacred relics of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and 44 other Buddhist masters from India, Tibet and China will be on display in Williams Lake Aug. 14 to 16 at Thompson Rivers University cafeteria.

In all there are 3,000 relics in this collection including those offered to the tour by His Holiness the Dalai Lama which are more than 2,600 years old.

Public viewing hours are Aug. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. with the opening ceremonies; and Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“We are very excited and honoured to be hosting this relic tour in Williams Lake,” says Colleen O’Neill, the Williams Lake Gendun Drubpa Buddhist Centre director.