The Relic Collection
All of his life, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been collecting sacred relics offered by Buddhist masters around the world. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has offered eight relics of Shakyamuni Buddha to the collection. Eventually the entire collection will be enshrined at the heart of the Maitreya Buddha statue being built in India.
From time to time, visitors at Relic Tour events offer to the collection, relics with which they themselves have been entrusted. Their intention is that many others may benefit.
This incredible generosity and kindness means that the collection is becoming larger and more varied, and now includes masters from many different Buddhist traditions. This reflects the Relic Tour's non-sectarian approach and universal message.
Thus, as the Tour travels around the globe, the Maitreya Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour collection is constantly evolving and growing.
There follows below, more information about some of the relics presently in the collection:
- Kasyapa Buddha
- Shakyamuni, the Historical Buddha
- Shakyamuni Buddha's Heart Disciples: Venerables Shariputra, Maudgalyayana, Ananda, Kondanna, Rahula
- Nagarjuna
- Bodhisattva Chophak
- Yeshe Tsogyel
- Lama Atisha
- Milarepa
- Geshe Chekawa
- Lama Tsongkhapa
- Gyalwa Ensapa
- His Holiness the First Karmapa
- Pabongka Rinpoche
- Lama Thubten Yeshe
- His Holiness the 15th Karmapa
- Gwang-Chin Master
- His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
- Kalu Rinpoche
- Geshe Yeshe Tobden
- Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
- His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa
- Ribur Rinpoche
- Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche
- Geshe Lama Konchog
- Bokar Rinpoche
- Terma Relics
- Vajrasattva Sky Relic
- Relics from 500 Arhats
- Longchenpa
- Marpa the Translator
- Jamyang Chokyi Lödro
- Rigdzin Trinley
- Chokgyur Lingpa (Chöling) Tertön
- Master Seong-cheol Sunim
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