Jakarta (Antara Bali) - India reached out to the large Indonesian
Buddhist Community today when the exhibition “Buddha Carika – In the
footsteps of Shakyamuni Buddha†was inaugurated in the Gedung Prasadha
Jinarakkhita, Sunday morning (May 24).
The famous Prasadha
Jinarakkhita has been built by the efforts of Mahabhiksu Ashin
Jinarakkhita Mahasthavira who was instrumental in spreading Buddhism in
Indonesia and uniting all the sects of Buddhism under one organization.
Mahasthavira
Nyanamaitri who represents all the three sects of Buddhism in Indonesia
– Mahayana, Theravada and Budayan; H.E. Mr Gurjit Singh, Ambassador of
India to Indonesian and Timor Leste; Mr. Piandi, Chairman, Indonesia
Buddhist Council; Mr. Bhante Kheminda, Chairman Panditikan Jinarakkhita
Buddhist Institute; Dr. Ravindra Panth, Director, Nav Nalanda
Mahavihara; and Mr. Simon, who represented Directorate General of
Buddhist Affairs were among those present at the inaugural of the
exhibtion.
The exhibition, which is based on the teachings and
life of Lord Buddha, was blessed by holy monks by the chanting of
religious hymns.
Mahasthavira Nyanamaitri thanked Government and Embassy of India for bringing the exhibition to Indonesia.
He
expressed hope that through this exhibition people of Indonesian will
learn more about the Lord Buddha. Mahasthavira also said that the
cooperation between Embassy of India and Keluarga Besar Budayana
Indonesia will continue and the two organizations will organize more
functions together.
Dr. Ravindra Panth, Director, Nav Nalanda
Mahavihara said that the exhibition shows the places which are connected
with the important events of the life of Lord Buddha; some of them
being the place where Lord Buddha was born; where Lord Buddha received
enlightenment; where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon and the place
where he passed away.
He informed that all the six major school of Buddhist arts are represented in the exhibition.
Speaking
on the occasion H.E. Mr. Gurjit Singh, Ambassador of India to Indonesia
and Timor Leste said that the Buddhist philosophy of Eightfold path has
solution for the modern problems being faced by the mankind.
The
“Buddha Carika – In the Footsteps of Shakyamuni Buddha†exhibition has
been brought to Indonesia as part of ‘Sahabat India – The Festival of
India in Indonesia’.
Sahabat India started this year on 26th
January and has in past few months brought to Indonesia several folk
dances, musical performances, puppet shows, dance dramas and
exhibitions.
“Buddha Carika†which is a premier exhibition under
‘Sahabat India’ has been earlier displayed in Sakyamuni Vihara Cemara
Asri in Medan which is the centre of all Buddhist activities across
Sumatra and houses the highest monk ‘Bhante Khamanindo; at prestigious
Agung Rai Museum of Arts (ARMA) in Ubud, an eminent centre of
preservation and promotion of culture in Bali; and in National Museum of
Indonesia in Jakarta which is an archeological, historical,
ethonological and geographical museum of Indonesia.
The
“Buddha Carika – In the Footsteps of Shakyamuni Buddha†exhibition has
been designed and composed by Nav Nalanda Vihara University under the
Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Dr. R P K Singh and Dr. A K
Yadav from Nav Nalanda Mahavihara, the curators of the exhibition are
helping the visitors in understanding the importance of various
artefacts in the exhibition.
The exhibition will continue till 31 May 2015 after which it will return to India.
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