I N A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H
L a n g r i Ta n g p a
Centre
Brisbane
A teaching and
meditation
centre in the
Tibetan Buddhist
Tradition
ABOUT
THE
T HE G REAT S TUPA
H OLY R ELICS T OUR
HOL Y RELICS TOUR
The sacred Buddhist relics on view at the national Great Stupa Holy R e l i c s To u r c o m e
from the vast collection of relics that have been offered to the Great Stupa of U n i v e r s a l
Compassion currently being built near Bendigo, Victoria. These sacred relics have
already been viewed by tens of thousands in Singapore, Malaysia, Auckland, and
Sydney.
Items on display include relics of historical Buddhist figures such as Padmasambhav a
who brought Buddhism from India to Tibet; historical Buddhas including Sakyamuni
Buddha; past Dalai Lamas; and venerated Chinese, Tibetan, Vietnamese and Thai
Buddhist teachers and practitioners.
Buddhists believe that contemplating and respecting relics and what they repre s e n t
purifies our minds and creates the causes for enlightenment. Non-Buddhists also
benefit from this activity.
The relics will be on display every day at Langri Tangpa Centre from 26 October - 3
November 2007 where they will be a focus of ceremony and veneration for Buddhists
of all cultural backgrounds from across south-east Queensland. Non-Buddhists are also
invited to view the relics and find out more about their history and significance .
ABOUT
THE
H O L Y R E L I C S TO U R
OPENING
T h e o p e n i n g o f t h e G r e a t S t u p a H o l y R e l i c s To u r a t t h e p r e m i s e s o f L a n g r i Ta n g p a
Centre on Friday 26 Oc tober 2007 will be an oppor tunit y for Buddhist leaders
and congregations of all cultural traditions to come together to highlight the
wonder ful opportunity that viewing the relics presents.
L a n g r i Ta n g p a C e n t r e
is associated with the
Federation for the
Preser vation of the
M a h a y a n a Tr a d i t i o n
Buddhist dignitaries from all traditions are being invited to take part in the
c e re m o ny. E a c h re l i g i o u s l e a d e r w i l l b e a s k e d re c i t e a k e y s h o r t B u d d h i s t t e x t
‘ T h e H e a r t S u t r a ’ i n h i s o r h e r o w n l a n g u a g e . T h i s e x a m p l e o f B u d d h i s m ’s r e a c h
across cultural and national boundaries reminds us that Buddhism is the fastestgrowing religion in Brisbane with enormous potential as a source of global unity
in this rapidly changing region.
ABOUT
THE RELICS
T h e H o l y R e l i c To u r d i s p l a y s d i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f r e l i c s .
One categor y includes items of clothing, scraps of body par ts and personal items
belonging to Buddhist luminaries. This relic type may be familiar for westerners,
especially Catholics.
Langri Tangpa Centre Inc
535 Old Cleveland Road
Camp Hill
Queensland 4152
tel: 07 3398 3310
fax: 07 3398 3314
info@langritangpa.org.au
www.langritangpa.org.au
The other category of relic displayed on the tour is the ringsel. Buddhists believe
that these small, crystalline, pearl-like deposits appear within the ashes when
t h e b o d y o f a s p i r i t u a l m a s t e r i s c r e m a t e d , d u e t o t h e p u r i t y o f t h e m a s t e r ’s
mind.
Even in these days, holy beings are still manifesting relics. Several relics in the
Great Stupa Holy R elic collec tion have been produced in the last ten years. For
example, Geshe Lama Konchog from Nepal, whose heart relic is included in the
t o u r, p a s s e d a w a y i n 2 0 0 1 .