The Sacred Relic Tour

The Spiritual Director of the Maitreya Project, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, has collected sacred relics of the Buddha and other Buddhist masters. This unique and precious collection of more than 1000 relics will eventually be enshrined at the heart level of the 500ft /152m Maitreya Buddha statue being built in Kushinagar.

Until the Maitreya Buddha statue is completed, these relics will travel throughout the world allowing opportunities for visitors to experience the blessings of the holy relics and the message of loving-kindness. The relics have now been publicly displayed in more than 150 cities around the globe. The collection includes relics of the historical Buddha and the Buddha’s closest disciples as well as other well-known Buddhist masters from Chinese, Indian and Tibetan traditions. This is a rare opportunity to view Buddhist relics as they are usually enshrined and rarely even visible to the public.

The relics were found among the cremation ashes of Buddhist masters. They resemble beautiful pearl-like crystals. Buddhists believe the relics embody the master’s spiritual qualities of compassion and wisdom and have been deliberately produced by the master so that all may share in their blessing. Visitors often report experiences of inspiration and healing when in the presence of the relics. While some are inspired to pray for world peace and to develop their inner wisdom, others are overcome by emotion as the powerful effects of the relics open their hearts to compassion and loving-kindness. The relics are clearly visible inside display cases that encircle a life-size, golden statue of the Maitreya Buddha. Throughout the events there are opportunities for visitors to participate in Blessing Ceremonies, during which the relics of the Buddha are gently placed on the crown of the visitor’s head as a special blessing.

Sacred Relic Tour Durban, KZN


12, 13 & 14 August 2011
Diakonia Centre
20 Diakonia Avenue
Durban

Opening Ceremony : Friday 12th August at 17:30


- Saturday : 10:00 - 18:00
- Sunday : 10:00 - 16:00
Contact: Elizabeth Gaywood / Chris Kudla
email: cormkt@mweb.co.za
tel: 083.551.3709 / 083.654.8182
website: www.tibet.org.za


Directions from King Shaka International Airport

  • take the ramp onto Outer Ring Rd / N2 (partial toll road)
  • take the N3 exit toward Durban
  • keep left at the fork to continue toward Western Freeway / N3 and merge onto Western Freeway / N3
  • turn right at Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street (Grey Street / M15)
  • continue to follow Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street crossing Dr Pixley Ka Seme (West Street) and Anton Lembede Streets (Smith Street)
  • turn right at Diakonia Ave / St Andrews Street - no. 20
  • street parking, but there are car guards
  • enter the main building and follow the signs to The Denis Hurley Hall

Directions from Pinetown:

  • take the N3 to Durban
  • keep to the right fork taking you to Dr Yusuf Dadoo St (Grey Street)
  • turn right into Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street (Grey Street / M15)
  • continue to follow Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street crossing Dr Pixley Ka Seme (West Street) and Anton Lembede Streets (Smith Street)
  • after the Anton Lembede Street (Smith Street) intersection Diakonia Ave is the second turning to your right
  • turn right at Diakonia Ave / St Andrews Street - no. 20 (on the righthand side)
  • street parking, but there are car guards
  • enter the main building and follow the signs to The Denis Hurley Hall

Sacred Relic Tour Port Elizabeth,


5,6,& 7 August 2011
ACT Centre, 2 Target Kloof, Port Elizabeth.
Friday: 5pm Opening Ceremony,
Saturday and Sunday: 10h00 - 19h00 each day.
Contact Lee Morgutti: email: lee.morgutti@gmail.com Tel: 041 368 7068

Event Calendar

DateEvent
2011 SUMMARY OF EVENTS
January
February
March
4th Fund raising movie to be shown at the Kloof Library
10th Tibet Uprising
10th Tibet Uprising
27th Film Festival at The Breathing Space, Glenwood
April
10th Film Festival at Breathing Space highlighting the environment
May
13th Fund Raising movie at Kloof Library
June
5th Film Festival – Breathing Space / World Environment Day
July
8th Kloof library - Film Show
16th Tibet film show at the Gandhi Settlement in Phoenix
August
12th, 13th, 14th Sacred Relic Tour – Diakonia Centre
21st TSSA AGM - with our guest speaker Chamtrul Rinpoche
September
2nd Fund Raising movie at Kloof Library
24th Film Festival at Breathing Space
October
8th His Holiness the Dalai Lama was to give a free public talk entitled: Finding Happiness in Difficult Times
9th TSSA joined the Mahatma Gandhi Development Trust event, at the City Hall in Durban to honour His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Peace & Reconciliation Award. Unfortunately His Holiness was unable to attend, but a pre-recorded video message from His Holiness was shown.
21st Fund-raising movie at Kloof Library
30th Film Festival at The Breathing Space
November/Decmeber
COP17 to be held in Durban