KBC 14: In 2022, to which country did India send four ‘Kapilvastu Relics’ of Lord Buddha?

KBC 14: In 2022, to which country did India send four ‘Kapilvastu Relics’ of Lord Buddha?

Options:

Japan

China

Laos

Mongolia

Answer: Mongolia

The four Holy Kapilvastu Relics of Lord Buddha reached Mongolia for an 11-day exposition on Monday (12 June) along with the 25-member delegation led by Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju accompanying the sacred relics, said an official release.

A 25-member delegation, led by Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju accompanying the sacred relics will leave for Mongolia on 12^th June, 2022. The Holy Relics will be displayed at the Batsagaan Temple within the premises of Gandan Monastery. The Holy Buddha Relics, currently housed in the National Museum, are known as the ‘Kapilvastu Relics’ since they are from a site in Bihar first discovered in 1898 which is believed to be the ancient city of Kapilvastu.