03
August
2010
Zandan Zhuu Temple Holds its Relic Festivity
Last Saturday with the support of METROPOL Group a festivity of
Buddhist relic Zandan Zhuu was held in the like-named temple in the
Eravninsky District, Republic of Buryatia. The festivity is going
to become a tradition.
The event started with a festive prayer ceremony held by the
Head of the Eravninsky District Dambi Dambaev and the Head of
Russian Buddhists Pandito Khamba Lama Damba Ayusheev in front of a
large assembly of pilgrims.
The prayer was traditionally followed by Three Men Games, a
national Buryat contest open for everyone wishing to compete in
ethnic-style wrestling, archery, and horseracing. The afternoon
program included a folk music concert for all pilgrims attending
the festivity.
According to the legend -Buddhist relic Zandan Zhuu is a sandal
statue of the Buddha carved. It is more than 2500 years old and was
brought by Sorges Lama Egituyskogo datsan Combo-Dorjo Erdyneevym in
the last century from China. For a long time the statue was held in
the museum of History in Buryatia. The sandal Buddha was returned
to the Egituyskogo datsan in 1991. In July 2008 the opening of the
temple of Zandan Zhuu was held with the participation of METROPOL
Group.
