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Kathmandu Monday May 07, 2001 Baishakh 24, 2058.
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Their Majesties grace Yala
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LALITPUR, May 6 - Their Majesties King
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Queen Aishworya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah today graced the
religious programme Golden Jubilee Yala, held on the eve of the 2545th Buddha Jayanti, the
birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.
His Majesty King Birendra also gave away
letters of appreciation to the personnel and institutions for their long contribution to
outgrowth of Buddhism in Nepal.
Venerable Sudarshan Mahasthavir on the
occasion said that conservation of the long-waited temple of Mayadevi is starting from
Monday, the holy full moon day of Baishakh, celebrated here as the birth anniversary,
enlightenment as well as Nirvana day of Lord Buddha. "This is a historical
achievement in the process of development of Lumbini," he said.
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil
Aviation Omkar Prasad Shrestha said that the teaching of Lord Buddha should not be limited
to rituals and be translated into daily life to attend what the Light of the Asia had
granted two thousand years ago.
"The Lord Buddha targeted all the mankind
for their emancipation. We should see it being applied in the daily lives of the
people," he said.
He added that the teachings of Lord Buddha is
exclusively important in the present context when a group of people are trying to crush
other’s peace just to have it done what they think is right.
Mayor of Lalitpur Sub-metropolitan City urged
the government to continue the proposal to establish the Himalayan Kingdom as Peace Zone.
"In the long history of Buddhism, we can
find many instances that the monarchs and the people worked together to establish peace in
substitution of violence and political unrest," he said.
Buddhist scholar Prof Asharam Shakya said that
the tradition of celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha started 50 years ago
with the initiation of Taremam Sangh. Prof Shakya was one of the promoters of the
association.
On the occasion Their Majesties also graced
the exhibition of sculptures and paintings held on the same occasion.
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