Buddha relic on display in Taxila Museum

Gallery marks 71st year of diplomatic ties between Pakistan and Thailand

This gallery is a symbol of interfaith harmony between different faiths and cultures.”

Ambassador of Thailand to Pakistan Chakkrid Krachaiwon yesterday inaugurated a gold plated gallery with bulletproof glasses to display the holy bone relics of the Lord Buddha at Taxila Museum.

The gallery was gifted and installed by Thai government with multiple security and safety features.

Speaking on this occasion, Krachaiwon said that the installation marked the 71st year of Thai-Pakistan diplomatic relations.

He said the container in which the holy relics are preserved is designed as a symbol of good will and long-lasting diplomatic and cordial relations between two friendly countries that have the similarity of culture and history.

Chakkrid Krachaiwon | Thai Ambassador

Deep-rooted ties

“This gallery is a symbol of interfaith harmony between different faiths and cultures”.

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, Ministry of foreign affairs Additional Secretary Asia and

Pacific, said that Thailand and Pakistan relations are deeprooted. “The gallery presentation, the three-monthlong pilgrimage to Pakistan by Chief Buddhist monk of Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand, Arayawangso, who along with his disciple, is proof of the fact that along with diplomatic relations, the cultural relations are on the fast track. We see more prospects of enhancing relations, especially religious tourism.”

Mohammad Iqbal Manj, Punjab Department of Archaeology Deputy Director, said that since the inauguration of the Taxila Museum in 1928, the holy relic for the first time has been displayed in a separate gallery in a special one-meter-long bulletproof glass.